Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 08/07

20070203586 - Interlock control apparatus: An interlock control apparatus for a plurality of control modules each of which controls driving of at least one piece of equipment is of a simplified structure. The interlock control apparatus comprises slave switching apparatuses corresponding respectively to the control modules. Each of the slave switching apparatuses comprises a multiplexing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070203590 - Control apparatus including detachable keypad mounting communication port connecting personal computer to said keypad: The control apparatus according to the invention includes a keypad detachable from the control apparatus and including a communication device that facilitates communicating with a personal computer such that the keypad detached from the control apparatus is connected to the personal computer for setting the operations of the control apparatus... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070203597 - Audio data processing apparatus: A separation unit accepts a digital video and audio signal sent from outside in units of packets and separates the signal into video data and audio data. The audio data separated by this separation unit is written for each packet in an audio data buffer, from which the written audio... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070203596 - Fm transmission: An integrated circuit chip is described. The integrated circuit chip includes an audio input section for accepting audio signal, a digital signal processing section for processing the audio signal to perform audio encoding and frequency modulating, a frequency modulation signal processing section for up converting and transmitting the digital signal... Agent: Ke Le

20070203587 - System for preparing a beverage: The invention relates to a system (1) for preparing a beverage from a beverage base material (5), comprising an apparatus (2) for preparing a beverage extract from a beverage base material (5) and a liquid and a container (3) for containing the beverage base material (5) during storage, the container... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070203589 - Adaptive recombinant process methods: Adaptive recombinant processes enable business processes to be more adaptive to the changing needs and preferences of participants in the processes, and other business circumstances. Processes such as marketing, business development, and innovation can adapt to the needs of process participants through application of preference inferences derived from systems usage... Agent: Manyworlds, Inc.

20070203588 - Process control system: A process control system for controlling at least one process actuator includes a first process model for driving at least one process actuator in such a manner that at least one process desired manipulating variable is generated for driving at least one process actuator; a second process model, which generates... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070203591 - Monitoring a sports draft based on a need of a sports team and the best available player to meet that need: A capability for monitoring the progress of a sports draft is provided that automatically determines, during the sports draft, the best available player(s) for the personnel needs of a sports team having a current selection in the draft. The capability may automatically update the draft order to take into account... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070203592 - System for storing and displaying baseball little league game data: A portable, calculator-size, easy to use Little League baseball game score keeper that can be used to enter, save and display baseball game information, including game and season histories.... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070203595 - Data management of an audio data stream: In one aspect, a method related to data management includes but is not limited to accepting input for a designation of a reference designator in an audio data stream; accepting input for a designation of a beginning demarcation designator in the audio data stream; accepting input for a designation of... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070203598 - Method for generating and consuming 3-d audio scene with extended spatiality of sound source: A method of generating and consuming 3D audio scene with extended spatiality of sound source describes the shape and size attributes of the sound source. The method includes the steps of: generating audio object; and generating 3D audio scene description information including attributes of the sound source of the audio... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070203593 - Method for selecting songs and audio playback device thereof: A method for selecting songs is provided, which is applied in an audio playback device. The method comprises obtaining a song file linked with the song title according to the song title selected by a user; reading a section from the song file according to the section of the song... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070203594 - Stereo security face plate assembly and method: A method for listening to music comprising recording music by a car security face plate assembly coupled to a car stereo system, removing the car security face plate assembly from the car stereo system, and listening to music which was recorded by the car security face plate assembly. A method... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20070203599 - Fabrication aiding apparatus: A fabrication aiding apparatus capable of easily and properly setting a margin line is provided. The apparatus includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) to store three-dimensional shape data on a model of an abutment tooth to which a dental prosthesis is applied, an accepting section to accept the input of... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070203600 - Fabrication aiding apparatus: Designing of a coping for proper working is made possible. Based on three-dimensional data on a model of an abutment tooth to which a dental prosthesis is applied stored in RAM (Random Access Memory) and on three-dimensional position information about a margin line of the model stored in another RAM,... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070203601 - Production management method and production management system: Processing apparatuses A, B, C, and D are included in a job-shop production line, and process 1 to process 6 are performed by the processing apparatuses A, B, C, B, D, and B, respectively. The processing apparatus B is repeatedly used in process 2, process 4, and process 6; therefore,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070203602 - Modeling production processes using reusable defined manufacturing segments: A manufacturing production and process electronic data model and method of defining the model are provided, in which the model defines the manufacturing of a defined end output product. The electronic data model includes, firstly, a top-level database object that identifies the defined end output product. The electronic data model... Agent: Fish & Richardson, P.C.

20070203603 - Abnormality detection system and method of detecting abnormality: An abnormality detection system includes a measurement unit, a decision unit, an alarm unit, and storage units, and serves to detect the abnormality in a control characteristic value of a plurality of products manufactured on the same production line. The decision unit receives the control characteristic value stored in the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070203604 - Product quality tracking system and method: A product quality tracking and method system is provided. The system includes a database having at least an identification code field for storing identification codes of a plurality of products, a reference numeral field for storing reference numerals of the products, and a quality message field; a reading device for... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070203605 - System for biomedical implant creation and procurement: Automated systems and methods for creating and obtaining devices, including biomedical implants. Systems can have a surgeon's device, an automated platform, and a server. The surgeon's device can send a request for a template of a biomedical implant, and can access tools to edit the template. The automated platform can... Agent: Chief Patent Counsel Smith & Nephew, Inc.

20070203606 - Method and system for modeling a stream of products in a manufacturing environment by process and tool categorization: By estimating the processing rate on the basis of capacity factors, which are classified with respect to process recipes, i.e., technology nodes, and process tool groups, a fast response to various conditions may be accomplished, thereby providing significantly enhanced flexibility in estimating the productivity and rentability of a manufacturing environment.... Agent: J. Mike Amerson Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C.

20070203607 - Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, remote control system therefor, and remote operation device: A remote control system for one or more semiconductor manufacturing apparatuses is provided with a supervisory device that control one or more of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatuses and a remote operation device that accesses the supervisory device through a communication line. Upon access, the supervisory device the remote carries performs... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070203608 - Method for 3 dimensional textile design and a computer-readable storage medium storing a textile design program: The present invention relates to textile design, more particularly to a method and an apparatus for textile design using a three dimensional textile design program. The present invention can solve the problem of the pattern or color designed by the textile designer on two dimensional cloth being deformed in three... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070203609 - System and method for manufacturing embroidered furniture: A system and method for manufacturing embroidered furniture. There is a network configured to provide communication throughout the system; a furniture database module coupled to the network and configured to provide furniture data including flattened surface data for an article of furniture; a logo database module coupled to the network... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070203610 - Eyeglass lens processing apparatus: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for forming a hole on an eyeglass lens to attach a rimless frame to the lens, includes: a lens chuck that holds the lens; a drilling tool; a designating unit that designates a position of a hole; a unit that measures or inputs an inclined... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070203611 - Method of determining compatibility of tool and worksheet in a sheet fabrication machine and system therefor: To determine whether a tool may be used successfully to fabricate a worksheet in a sheet fabrication machine, data relating to all tools that may be used for the machine as provided by the manufacturers of those tools are stored in a tool database. Dimensional data and characteristics of the... Agent: Louis Woo Law Office Of Louis Woo

20070203612 - Process for sorting objects: A method for sorting objects using a continuous loop conveyor sorting system having two or more feeders. In one embodiment, the method includes sorting a batch of objects to form a first group of objects and a second group of objects, using a first feeder to feed all of the... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070203613 - Controlling machine actions based on luminance of environmental light and distance from user: A control system for controlling actions performed by a machine includes a sensor module for sensing environmental condition around the machine, an estimation unit for estimating the environmental condition detected by the sensor, a motor for controlling movement of the machine, a control unit for calculating a magnitude of motion... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070198102 - Output requesting apparatus, position-management server, and computer program product: A position management server detects positions of a user based on a signal from an RFID tag carried by the user. A PC displays, on a monitor, map information including a layout of the user and a plurality of printers. The user drags and drops a file icon onto a... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070198110 - Household electric appliance, appliance controller, and appliance control system: In an appliance controller 100 for controlling a household electric appliance, a unit information holding part 131 holds unit information identifies a household electric appliance 10, and an operation restriction information holding part 133 can hold operation restriction information indicates operation restrictions to be imposed on the household electric appliance... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070198099 - Graphical user interface system for a thermal comfort controller: A graphical user interface system for a thermal comfort controller. The user interface system has a central processing unit coupled to a memory and a touch sensitive display unit. The memory stores a temperature schedule data structure and perhaps a temperature history data structure. The temperature schedule data structure is... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070198100 - Hybrid field device cabling with industrial network and operating power: The disclosed principles provide for a digital industrial network and related method of maintaining and operating a system. An industrial network constructed according to the disclosed principles combines both the control/data signals used with smart control devices and operating power for those devices in one industrial network hybrid cable. In... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070198101 - Mcu based motor controller with pre-load register and dma controller: A method is disclosed for generating a sequential pattern of motor control instructions under control of a microcontroller for the purpose of controlling a motor. A pattern of motor control instructions is stored in a memory. A timing circuit is operable to generate a periodic output sync signal. The microcontroller... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20070198103 - Parameter adjusting device and parameter adjusting means: A parameter adjusting device and a parameter adjusting method configured to adjust a great number of parameters used for a circuit design model of a semiconductor element such as a transistor within a short time. A parameter adjusting device adapts a circuit design model wherein a formula for analysis is... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070198104 - Controlling a non-linear process with varying dynamics using non-linear model predictive control: The present invention provides a method for controlling nonlinear control problems within particle accelerators. This method involves first utilizing software tools to identify variable inputs and controlled variables associated with the particle accelerator, wherein at least one variable input parameter is a controlled variable. This software tool is further operable... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070198105 - Methods to support process quality and maintenance during control of an industrial process such as welding: A number of methods to support process quality and maintenance during control of an industrial process such as welding are provided. The methods provide, among other things: automatic process limit programming based on runtime data; user-initiated process limit programming based on upcoming data; correlate equipment deterioration based on capability measurement;... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070198106 - Optimizing availability and safety by reconfiguring and auto-adjusting redundancy: The claimed subject matter provides industrial automation systems and/or methods that configure available redundancy. An interface component can obtain input data. Additionally, an optimization component can generate a voting configuration that allocates available redundancy to provide an optimized combination of safety and availability based at least in part on the... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20070198107 - 3d image projection system: The invention hereby presented relates to the electronic systems manufacturing industry for handling and projecting images for communication purposes. More specifically, it refers to a system that combines electronic and physics aspects to achieve the function of projecting 3-D images that can be viewed in daylight, with an immersion effect,... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070198108 - Safety versus availability graphical user interface: The claimed subject matter provides industrial automation systems and/or methods that visualize availability and safety levels. An optimization component can generate a voting configuration that provides an optimized combination of a safety level and an availability level based upon available redundancy. Additionally, a graphical user interface can present a visualization... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20070198109 - System and method for control scheduling: A system and method for controlling a device such that device operates in a smooth manner. The system may switch between control architectures or vary gain coefficients used in a control loop to control the device. As the architecture or gains are switched, the control signal may be smoothed so... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070198111 - Adaptive intervals in navigating content and/or media: The present embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for use in navigating through content. Some embodiments provide methods for use in navigating through content that receive an initial first directional control command, activate a seek mode upon receipt of the initial first directional control command comprising advancing over a first amount... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070198112 - Digital media player accessory interface: An accessory for an electronic device detects manipulation of a user input of the device and alters an operating parameter of the accessory in response to the detected manipulation of the device's controls. The accessory is preferably an FM transmitter designed to be coupled to a portable media player such... Agent: Hornkohl Law Firm

20070198113 - Method and apparatus for utilizing an rfid tag in manufacturing for enhanced lifecycle management: A method and apparatus dynamically store data associated with supply chain events for a manufactured assembly to enhance lifecycle management of the assembly. The supply chain events for the manufactured assembly are stored on an RFID tag attached to the assembly as it travels through the supply chain to insure... Agent: Martin & Associates, LLC

20070198115 - Computerized imaging of sporting trophies: A method of generating and storing three-dimensional digital data indicative of a sporting trophy is provided. The method may be implemented in relation to a wide variety of sporting trophy applications. A sportsman can provide a sporting trophy to a scanning system to obtain three-dimensional image data relative to the... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070198114 - Three-dimensional device simulation program product and three-dimensional device simulation system: A computer executable three-dimensional device simulation program product for the purpose of making a three-dimensional device simulation system which generates a three-dimensional model of a device by using a mask data performing the procedures of inputting cross-sectional feature information indicating a cross-sectional feature of an edge part of a mask,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070198116 - Methods of performing path analysis on pharmaceutical manufacturing systems: Methods of performing path analysis on pharmaceutical manufacturing systems are described and disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods provide a means to perform validation and quality control on an integrated level whereby a pharmaceutical manufacturer can ensure data and product integrity and minimize cost.... Agent: Shane M. Popp Smp Logic Systems LLC

20070198117 - Interactive custom design and building of toy vehicle: A method and system for custom building a toy vehicle inside a store. A child makes design choices at a computer terminal inside the store that employs design software relating to a design of a toy car, the design software permitting design choices that trigger an ordering of components and... Agent: Steven Horowitz Counselor At Law

20070198119 - Adjustable embroidery design system and method: A system and method for an interactive embroidery design specified by vector data and 3-dimensional data modifying shape and parameter data. A processor is configured to execute computer-executable instructions to create an adjustable design as indicated by artist input. The adjusted design is modified by embroidery machine operator input and... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070198120 - Computer system for rule-based clothing matching and filtering considering fit rules and fashion rules: A computer implemented method presents garments to a consumer using a computer by reading a database of garments, wherein the database of garments includes parameters for at least some of the garments represented by records in the database of garments, the parameters including at least a garment type, reading data... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070198121 - Interactive clothing system: An interactive clothing system includes a control unit having a processor and an antenna, and an item of clothing having a controller and a antenna. The antenna at the item of clothing communicates signals to the antenna at the control unit, the signals containing information about the item of clothing.... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070198118 - System, apparatus and method for facilitating pattern-based clothing design activities: A system usable by a processor to enable a user to select a type of garment and view an image of the pattern for the garment. Under direction of the system, the processor enables the user to input data relating to the characteristics of an intended wearer of the garment,... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070198122 - Method for producing a metal: During the production of steel, a conversion model is used for the cooling line. Said model is used to calculate the phase fractions, in addition to the temperature of the steel, along the steel strip in real time. A regulating system, which maintains the phase fractions of a steel strip... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070198123 - System and method for measuring machining tools and using data generated therefrom: A system which broadly comprises: (a) an NC machine having at least one machining tool; (b) a smart image acquisition device that measures at least one characteristic of the machining tool to generate acquired data from the measured machining tool; (c) optionally a machining tool program that uses the acquired... Agent: General Electric Company

20070198124 - Single control object providing display tool width and influence control: An area-of-effect control is associated with a given graphical user interface tool and comprises a circle with a hemisphere superimposed on the circle's diameter. The control's geometry is changed by a user to vary an effect of the tool in the graphical user interface. Thus, for example, the user may... Agent: Law Office Of David H. Judson

20070198125 - Numerical controller: A numerical controller capable of automatically determining performing/non-performing of specific miscellaneous functions. The specific miscellaneous functions to be performed only when they are called by a macro program are registered in advance. Each time when a macro program call command is read from a program, a call counter having an... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070198126 - Control system and method for compliant control of mission functions: Systems and methods are provided for controlling one or more actuators to perform a mission while complying with predetermined regulations. A system for controlling one or more actuators includes a first processor for transmitting a command to operate at least one of the actuators, a second processor having an input... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070198127 - Bag dispensing system: The present invention relates to a system for dispensing bags, particularly plastic bags, one at a time, particularly for use in stores and shopping areas. The system has an actuator for actuating a bag dispenser to dispense a single bag at a time. The actuator is coupled to a controller,... Agent: Deborah A. Gador

20070198129 - Autonomous personal service robot: Autonomous personal service robot to monitor its owner for symptoms of distress and provide assistance. The system may include sensors to detect situations before they affect people such as smoke, heat, temperature and carbon monoxide sensors. The system can provide security for the home. The PRA may comprise features such... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20070198128 - Companion robot for personal interaction: A mobile robot guest for interacting with a human resident performs a room-traversing search procedure prior to interacting with the resident, and may verbally query whether the resident being sought is present. Upon finding the resident, the mobile robot may facilitate a teleconferencing session with a remote third party, or... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070198130 - Graphical interface for a remote presence system: A robot system that includes a mobile robot and a portable control station that communicate through a cellular network. Utilizing a cellular network allows the control station to be a portable device such as a laptop computer or a personal digital assistant.... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070198131 - Mass flow rate-controlling apparatus: A mass flow rate-controlling apparatus comprising a mass flow rate-detecting means 8 for detecting a mass flow rate to output a flow rate signal, and a flow rate-controlling valve mechanism 10 for changing a valve-opening degree in response to a valve-operating signal to control the mass flow rate in a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070198132 - Control apparatus capable of economically and reliably controlling electric generator: According to the present invention, a control apparatus for an electric generator includes a power generation cost determiner determining a power generation cost of the generator, a threshold determiner determining a threshold of power generation cost as a function of a state of charge of an electric energy storage device,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070198133 - Grid stabilising system: The invention provides control of an electric load receiving power from a grid. The frequency of the grid is detected and used to determine a stress level on the grid. A high frequency detection is indicative of too little a load for the electrical power being supplied to the grid... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070198135 - Applying real-time control to a production system: Methods, systems, and computer program products for controlling production systems. Methods include monitoring actual performance of a production system that includes a plurality of machines. The actual performance of the production system is compared to a planned level of performance of the production system. One or more short-term production constraints... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070198134 - Processor, multiprocessor system, processor system, information processing apparatus, and temperature control method: An instruction decoder identifies, for each instruction, an operational block involved in the execution of the instruction and an associated heat release coefficient. The instruction decoder stores identified information in a heat release coefficient profile. An instruction scheduler schedules the instructions in accordance with the dependence of the instructions on... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070191967 - Positioning control system and filter: A positioning control system has a disturbance observer for estimating a disturbance from a displaced distance of a cylinder of a controlled object, and feeding back an estimated disturbance. The positioning control system also includes a saturation element and a low-pass element disposed in a feedback loop including the disturbance... Agent: Paul A. Guss Paul A. Guss Attorney At Law

20070191972 - Apparatus for playing media and method of setting the same: An apparatus for playing media and method of setting resources thereof are disclosed, by which system resources can be precisely controlled in a manner of enabling an application to set a player using specific resources to play a service or component. The present invention includes creating a player controlling media... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070191977 - Digital microphone automixer: The invention provides a digital automixer system that includes a master processing unit and at least one non-master processing unit that are interconnected. The non-master processing unit obtains a first microphone signal and determines a first basic level measurement and a network submix audio signal. The master processing unit obtains... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070191978 - Method and apparatus for positioning playback of mp3 file in mp3-enabled mobile phone: A playback positioning method and apparatus are provided. A determination is made as to whether a position selection mode is activated and a music file is selected from a music files list if the position selection mode is activated. The music file is partitioned into a plurality of segments which... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070191968 - System and method for adaptive modification of a task performance system: The system and method of the present invention enable a task performance system made up from two or more components to be readily modified, in response to one or more predetermined criteria, to adapt to new functional and/or operational requirements. This modification may be automatic manual, or a combination thereof.... Agent: Edward Etkin, Esq.

20070191966 - Theatrical objects automated motion control system, program product, and method: A theatrical objects automated motion control system, program product, and method provide, in various implementation, provide techniques for large scale motion and device control. Non-hierarchical art theatrical object movement techniques are provided, wherein combinations of multiple devices on a network include devices functioning as would a single machine. Full-function scalability... Agent: Lewis And Roca LLP

20070191969 - Automated state change notification: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing an automated state change notification. Methods include activating a generic background task that uses open and public communication protocols on a computer controlled device. The state of a computer controlled device is checked via the background task without impacting native software functions... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070191970 - Transmitter with removable local operator interface: A process variable transmitter for use with a removable operator interface has a non-volatile memory and a latching component. The non-volatile memory stores device settings. The latching component prohibits changes to transmitter settings if the removable operator interface is absent. Circuitry in the transmitter detects the presence of the removable... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070191971 - Predictive regulatory controller: Methods and apparatus for adjusting control signal values for use in controlling a plant to conform a system parameter to a set-point are disclosed. To adjust control signal values, a reference trajectory for the set-point is generated based on a set-point tracking tuning parameter. A current disturbance value for the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070191973 - Apparatus and method for configuring, processing and viewing state based data: This invention allows users to set different alarm conditions and data storage criteria for multiple data points based on the operating modes (states) of their machinery. The users will also be able to selectively view the collected data based on the machinery states.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070191974 - Heating device for a field device display: A heating device for a field-device display module includes a heating element. The heating element is adapted to the shape of the field-device display module and is equipped such that it converts an electrical current to thermal energy. The heating element can be coupled to the field-device display module such... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070191976 - Method and system for modification of audio signals: The invention is concerned with a method and system for modification of audio signals including pitch-bending of the audio signals in accordance with a control signal. The audio signal consists of an input signal defining the point at which the audio signal is received and of a control signal defining... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20070191975 - Secure content delivery device: A small form-factor electronic device is provided which is configured to store audio, text, and/or video content and control delivery of such content from a user interface on the electronic device. Such device may be coupled to an audio/visual playback device to receive and output the delivered content to users.... Agent: Loza & Loza

20070191979 - Method, program and apparatus for supporting inter-disciplinary workflow with dynamic artifacts: A computer-implemented method, program and apparatus supporting collaborative product development, that includes, maintaining under revision control, in a first repository, a plurality of artifacts, and in another repository, a plurality of artifact tuples. At least one first artifact tuple including first access information providing access to at least one of... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070191980 - Method for managing tools using statistical process control: A method for managing tools using statistical process control. Process progression for a wafer in a chamber of a process tool is recorded. When a wafer process is complete and the wafer leaves the chamber, the wafer is transferred to a measurement tool. A wafer ID of the wafer is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070191981 - System and method for processing sheet metal: A sheet metal processing method for generating punching codes and laser codes includes: reading an engineering drawing, and setting punching parameters; laying out workpieces, and generating punching multi-layout data; selecting and laying out corresponding punching tools for the workpieces and tooling-holes, and generating punching tool layout data; generating the punching... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070191982 - Manual cnc programming system and technique to use computer aided design systems to determine cutter location information: A manual computer numerical control (CNC) programming method and system (which may be embodied in whole or part in an article of manufacture or apparatus) in which coordinates may be manually entered into a text editor into a file format known as the coordinate work sheet (CWS) including verification, modification... Agent: Harold H. Flanders

20070191983 - Automated wine cellar: An electrically operate system that facilitate human interaction with food and beverage containers and their contents. Electrically operable indicators (eg LED's) facilitate human insertion/retrieval of wine bottles to/from wine storage systems (eg wine cellar, wine rack). A similar system permits beverages used in the preparation of mixed drinks (eg cocktails)... Agent: John Philip Griffits

20070191984 - Light weight, strong, fire retardant dunnage platform bag and system of loading, dispensing and using bag: The present invention provides a dunnage platform bag that is light weight, strong, made of a fire retardant material and which forms an ultra violet light, weather and dust particle barrier to protect the integrity of the dunnage platforms when not in use. A system and method for supplying, dispensing,... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070191985 - Automated prescription dispensing system and method of use: An automated prescriptions dispensing system includes a patient interface portion, a dispensing portion and a control portion. The dispensing portion holds and dispenses medication. The control portion tracks the medication and controls dispensing and the patient interface portion enables a patient to input information to cause the medication to be... Agent: Randall B. Bateman BatemanIPLaw Group

20070191986 - Electronic device and method of enabling to animate an object: The electronic device of the invention comprises a processing unit capable of determining a first part of a new animation of an object on the basis of at least one position of the object in a first animation and on the basis of a first part of a second animation... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070191988 - Apparatus and methods of using card based programmable controllers: The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus and a method for controlling an environment control system. In one aspect, a programmable controller for operating an environmental control system is provided. The programmable controller includes a body and a controller member. The programmable controller also includes a sensor member... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070191987 - Remote monitoring and servicing of computer data centers: A method of controlling an environmental condition within a building space having a plurality of devices sensitive to an environmental condition. The method includes the steps of: (a) sensing an environmental condition with plurality of monitors, each monitor having (i) a sensor to detect the environmental condition and generate a... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20070191990 - Flow measurement and control with bubble detection: Systems and methods for liquid flow sensing and control for use with a variety of different types of liquid flow measurement and control systems. The liquid flow sensor system senses a flow signal indicative of the flow rate of the liquid flowing in a sensor conduit and analyzes the flow... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070191989 - System and method for fluid regulation: Systems and processes for fluid regulation may provide diagnostic information that is useful for evaluating the condition and/or needed repairs/maintenance for fluid regulation systems. In particular implementations, a system and process for fluid regulation may include the ability to receive a representation of an input signal to an electric-to-pressure converter... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070191991 - Irrigation controller communication system: An irrigation controller is programmed to automatically initiate communication with a data server to perform at least one of the following functions: (a) exchange irrigation data; (b) receive control data; and (c) receive synchronization data. The irrigation data can be station runtime history, evapotranspiration (ETo) data, rainfall, weather related information,... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20070191992 - Power distribution expert system: A power distribution expert system is provided to determine an optimal power distribution configuration, and also to determine an optimal transition path to reach said optimal configuration. An exemplary first set of rules is provided to determine an optimal power distribution configuration. An exemplary second set of rules is provided... Agent: J. Michael Martinez De Andino, Esq. Hunton & Williams LLP

20070191994 - System and method for controlling temperature of a liquid residing within a tank: A system for controlling a temperature of a liquid residing within a tank comprises a tank, a first heating element, a first switch, a temperature-based switch, and logic. The first heating element is mounted on the tank, and the temperature-based switch is coupled to the first heating element and to... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070191993 - Thermal management using an on-die thermal sensor: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for thermal management using an on-die thermal sensor. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit (e.g., a memory controller) includes temperature collection logic and control logic. The temperature collection logic receives and stores temperature data from a plurality of... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070185590 - Programmable hardware element pre-regulator: System and method for providing a programmable power supply. The programmable power supply may include a programmable hardware element (PHE) that couples to a power supply (DC-DC converter) and which in turn couples to a linear regulator. The PHE may implement a PID control algorithm that receives a measurement of... Agent: Jeffrey C. Hood Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel PC

20070185593 - Control device: There is realized a control device capable of speeding up an output response without causing deterioration in the resolution of a time-proportional output. The control device controls a control object at a ratio of ON-time to OFF-time for a time-proportional output. The control device comprises a PID computation unit for... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070185597 - Method of communication by relay between a portable remote control and home automation appliances: The method governs the operation of a home automation installation comprising a portable remote control, a relay and home automation appliances, and in which at least some home automation appliances can receive, by wireless channel, control commands sent by the portable remote control. The method is such that control commands... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070185602 - Audio data transmitting apparatus for webcasting and audio regulating methods therefor: A webcasting system and the audio data regulating methods to be used in the webcasting system are presented. The webcasting system includes a host and an audio playing apparatus. The host, which is loaded with an operating system and drivers, determines the audio data output according to an expected data... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070185601 - Presentation of audible media in accommodation with external sound: Sound (e.g., traffic, noise) that is effectively blocked or reduced by an audio device is presented alone or in combination with audible and/or visual media. Typically, sound that is external to presentation of, for example, digitally stored audible media (e.g., digitally stored audio files) is reduced or blocked when audio... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070185586 - Process-related systems and methods: A process control system and method for use in controlling operation of a process in response to identification of one or more events, where each event is a condition relating to one or more process variables for the process and has a determined association with one or more other events,... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070185587 - Mobile object apparatus, mobile object system, imaging device and method, and alerting device and method: A mobile object apparatus is provided. The mobile object apparatus includes an object having a first function; a moving unit that is capable of moving so as to move the object; a driving unit configured to drive the moving unit; and a receiver configured to receive a command from outside.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070185591 - Method and system for bi-directional data conversion between iec 61970 and iec 61850: A system and method of converting a file is disclosed that is based on a first standard to a file that is based on a second standard. The concerned standards can be IEC 61970 and IEC 61850 or their equivalents. For conversion, a file based on IEC 61970 is coded... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070185588 - Redundant fieldbus system: A redundant fieldbus redundant system includes two independent conditioned power modules which automatically detect cable faults, such as short or open circuits on both the host and field sides of the network. The power modules are interfaced directly on one side to the primary and backup H1 cards of the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070185589 - Systems and process for energizing loads through a control unit: A system and a process for energizing loads through a control unit, said loads being energized from a power network, said system comprising: connecting elements, each including a processing unit operatively connected to a respective power switch so as to lead the latter to opening and closing conditions, de-energizing and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070185592 - Systems and methods for detecting suction valve closure: This invention relates generally to the application of an algorithm to calculate a line that intersects a dynamic pressure waveform at two points. These points represent the point immediately prior to the suction valve closure event and the point directly after the event. The distance between each sample on the... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070185594 - Servo controller and control method using the same: When an integral calculation of a physical quantity representing a state of a controlled system is performed, two integral calculations, that is, a positive-integral calculation and a negative-integral calculation are performed. In this way, differentiated information can be obtained, depending on the control conditions. A selection of which one of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070185595 - Reference point teaching using an end effector to form a witness mark: Apparatus and method for reference point teaching for an articulated member, such as a robotic arm. An end effector is moved to form a witness mark on a medium at a target location. An updated reference point for the end effector is generated in relation to a detected coordinate of... Agent: Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens Suite 1700

20070185596 - Configuration management method for p2p ce networks: A configuration management system for use with a P2P CE network includes a configuration management language (CML) describing devices and functions of a NetCE Environment. A P2P configuration monitor uses a P2P presence service to monitor current presence of devices in the CE Network. A configuration management mechanism takes as... Agent: Gregory A. Stobbs

20070185598 - Cargo reservation system and method: A cargo reservation system and method is provided wherein interested parties are united together in the form of a club to purchase cargo transportation units or rights in a cargo space. The level of membership is based on the amount of cargo transportation units an interested individual has purchased in... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070185599 - Sports player ranker: In one example, a system for ranking sports players is provided. The system includes display logic operable to display two players from a plurality of players, and selection logic operable to store a selection of one of the two players by a user. The system further includes logic operable to... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070185600 - Audio player plush: An audio player plush includes a battery, digital memory, speaker in electrical communication with the digital memory, and a set of controls modulating speaker output associated with the digital memory. A cover bounds the digital memory and is formed of a plush fabric. A fill material within the plush fabric... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070185603 - Automated manufacturing system: An automated manufacturing system comprises a computer processing system and a plurality of consolidation systems. The computer processing system receives information on product subbatches and product packages and consolidation status information to produce consolidation assignment information, each product package comprising one or more product subbatches. The consolidation systems receive the... Agent: Dr. Xin Wen

20070185604 - Transportation system and transportation method: In the case of transporting an article to a load port which is occupied by another article, at the time of generating a transportation command, estimated arrival time T1 when the article arrives at the load port and estimated removal time T2 when the article which occupies the load port... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070185605 - Method and apparatus for downloading data from a machine: A device for downloading data from a machine having a touch screen or PLC to govern its operation, the device includes a handheld control unit that is operably associated with the touch screen or PLC such that the touch screen or PLC can be downloaded from the touch screen onto... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070185606 - Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method: An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate to a pattern. The apparatus includes an update system to update a parameter necessary for processing in the exposure apparatus through measurement, a setting system to set a validity period of the parameter updated by the update system, and a control system to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070185607 - Automatic programmimg method and automatic programming device: An automatic programming method of dividing a machining area into a first process region in which one end of a work model is held for a machining and a second process region in which other end of the work model is held for the machining, and creating a program for... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070185608 - Portable hand-held cnc machine tool programming device: A wireless handheld device such as a Palm computer configured to download G-code instructions to a Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) machine is disclosed. The G-code instructions can be edited and loaded onto the handheld device from a stationary PC. The handheld device communicates with the CNC machine using a specialized... Agent: Rbr Associates Inc.

20070185609 - Numerical control method: An axis position is commanded according to data stored in a memory table where the axis position is stored in association with a reference value consisting of time or spindle position. For commanding the shape of a circular arc, a start and end points, a center position, and a radius... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070185610 - Robot system and method for the application of dislodging material and pin positioning in casting wheels: At present, the tasks associated to the application of dislodging material and/or repositioning of anode lifting pins from casting wheels are characterized by the exposure of the personnel to harsh environmental conditions. In the medium and long term, this could generate serious occupational diseases to the personnel in charge of... Agent: Hugo Salamanca P.

20070185611 - Controlling the curing of a rubber compound: A process for curing a natural or synthetic rubber compound under a plurality of curing conditions by: (1) obtaining time dependent data streams of dielectric or impedance values from a non-bridged impedance sensing circuit and a capacitor having the rubber compound being cured as a dialectric; (2) determining impedance related... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070185612 - Systems and methods for managing inventory of aggregated post-consumer goods: Systems and methods for placing a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag on a bale, reading the RFID tag on the bale, and updating a storage repository that includes information pertaining to the bale. The systems and methods can be used to allow inventory management of bales for quality control.... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070185613 - Rfid product identification and tracking system: Apparatus for RFID tagging of packages is provided, including a conveyor, along which tags having microchips and antennae are applied to packages, with the tags being encoded via radio waves, to contain information about packaged identification and other information, with the encoding being done upstream of a palletizer system, and... Agent: John F. Mcnulty Paul & Paul

20070185614 - Automated prescription dispensing system and method of use: An automated prescriptions dispensing system includes a patient interface portion, a dispensing portion and a control portion. The dispensing portion holds and dispenses medication. The control portion tracks the medication and controls dispensing and the patient interface portion enables a patient to input information to cause the medication to be... Agent: Randall B. Bateman BatemanIPLaw Group

20070185615 - Remote medication management system: An integrated medication management and compliance system for enabling a care provider to remotely manage and deliver individual doses of medications to a patient, in a non-sequential fashion. The system includes delivery apparatus remotely located from the care provider, wherein the apparatus stores a plurality of sealed unit dose packages... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070185617 - Autonomous mobile robot and method of controlling the same: An autonomous mobile robot and a method of controlling the same, A mobile robot includes: a light-emitting unit projecting light onto a target position on a motion surface, on which the robot moves under control of a user; a position coordinate calculation unit calculating position coordinates of the target position... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070185616 - Automated support member installation station: Method and apparatus for installing a support member to support a flexible element, such a shipping comb used to support a flexible suspension assembly of a head-stack assembly (HSA). A robotic end effector is configured to insert the support member to bias the flexible element. Prior to said insertion, an... Agent: Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens

20070185618 - Control system, control method, and computer program: A control system of a multi-link structure configured by connecting a plurality of rigid bodies together is disclosed. The control system includes: a state equation setting means; a predictive control target value setting means; a stability evaluation function setting means; an optimal control input determining means; an optimal momentum calculating... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070185619 - Automated solution generator: The present invention relates to an automated solution generator, such as for use in generating buffering or clinical formulations or mobile phase solutions for chromatography systems, and methods for operating the automated solution generator to accurately dispense solutions, perform dilutions and prepare solutions with reduced user intervention.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070185620 - System and method for simultaneously controlling spectrum and kurtosis of a random vibration: A system and method for producing and controlling a random signal with simultaneous control of both the power spectral density (PSD) and kurtosis (100) where a controlled signal is measured from a transducer, and converted to a PSD (111) using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). The measured PSD is compared... Agent: Miller Johnson Snell Cummiskey, PLC

20070185621 - System and method for controlling injection into an irrigation system: A system and method for controlling irrigation injection for controlling irrigation injection including the transmission of an irrigation injection data signal including an injection instruction. The injection instruction may be calculated from various irrigation data including, but not limited to, landscape zone, sun radiation, root depth, soil condition, irrigation efficiency,... Agent: Dan Gilmore

20070179631 - System and method of communication by serial communication bus: P

20070179633 - Terminal device: Power supply voltages delivered to processing units of a terminal device, respectively, and a delivery range of the power supply voltages are changed over. There is provided the terminal device comprising a connecter for connecting power supply boards for delivering respective power supply voltages thereto, a plurality of processing units... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070179650 - Method and system for analyzing standard tool messages in a manufacturing environment: By analyzing process messages exchanged between one or more process tools and a remote host system, the status of the communication may be efficiently monitored. The analysis of the respective process messages may allow interpretation of process messages so as to have increased intelligibility, wherein additionally the process messages may... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070179651 - Automated tool recipe verification and correction: Automated tool recipe verification and correction are disclosed. A tool recipe is intercepted during uploading or downloading of the tool recipe. A determination whether an associated parameter verification set (PVS) template for the tool recipe exists is performed, and if it exists, a determination whether to verify the tool recipe... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20070179632 - Multiprocessor control system for cycles, for example for competition bicycles: An electronic control system for cycles, for use with a set of sensors, a set of actuators, and a set of control members associated to a cycle. The system having a first processor unit for processing and displaying information; a second processor unit for communication and for interfacing with said... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070179634 - Method of controlling a process: wherein, “∩” represents an “AND” relationship and “∪” represents an “OR” relationship,... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070179635 - Method and article of manufacure to persistently deconfigure connected elements: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for optimizing system configuration after replacement of one or more defective devices in the system. Upon detection of a failure in the system, one or more devices may be identified as failing devices. The devices may be grouped in an error... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept 917, Bldg. 006-1

20070179636 - Drive system and control method of the same: When the current state of fuel cells 30 suggests a potential for an impending output restriction, the control procedure of the invention raises a target SOC level of a secondary battery 60 (step S170), and sets a charge level restriction Wch (step S180) to make the fuel cells 30 keep... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070179637 - Data access system: A data access system includes: an external computer; and a control apparatus having a control-side control unit and a standby-side control unit, wherein the control-side control unit accepts a data reading request or a data writing request from the external computer, and returns a process result, the control-side control unit... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070179639 - Automatic design apparatus, automatic design method, and automatic design program of digital circuit: An automatic digital-circuit design apparatus receives a control target model written in a design description language, generates a control target model represented by a finite state machine model, stores the generated control target model, receives a control specification model written in a design description language, generates a control specification model... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070179638 - Process configuration tool: A system, method and apparatus is provided for a process configuration tool. In an embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a management configuration module to receive management structure data. The system also includes a business analysis module to receive business process data. The system further includes a technical... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070179640 - Environmental monitoring system for a machine environment: Systems and methods for managing a machine environment based on environmental conditions associated with a machine are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method may include receiving one or more of environmental data and operation data associated with at least one machine operating at a job site associated with a... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070179643 - Adhesive system configuration tool: A computerized design system for configuring an adhesive dispensing configuration. The system enables a user to graphically or otherwise manipulate markers representative of dispensing components. Programmatic rules associated with the markers guide the design process by ensuring and/or prompting compatible and otherwise appropriate marker selections for inclusion in the design.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20070179641 - Associated graphic displays in a process environment: Graphical display support is provided within a process plant configuration, monitoring and simulation system to enable graphical displays to be created in a manner in which they are associated with one another in the runtime environment. In particular, a single graphic display editor may be used to create various interrelated... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20070179644 - Automatically generating code from drawing specifications for use in motion control: System and method for utilizing drawing specifications for use in motion control. Elements in a drawing specification may be automatically identified. The drawing specification may include one or more drawings, digital files, AutoCAD drafting files, and/or drawing specifications. Code may be automatically generated based on the one or more elements... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070179645 - Enhanced tool for managing a process control network: A process control configuration and management system provides a plurality of function blocks representing a plurality of devices in relation to a spatial layout of a facility in which the process control system is implemented. The configuration and management system also provides process control information and process simulation information related... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20070179647 - Graphical arrangement of it network components: A method executed by a computer is provided of graphically arranging components of an IT network into a layered representation for visualization purposes. The IT network has network components of different types, and links connecting network components. The method includes: regarding at least one network component as a source component... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070179642 - System and method for interactive process management: A system, method and computer program product are provided for supplying information relating to the hierarchical structure of a plurality of process models. A storage unit stores process controls for process models. A processor associates the process controls with corresponding ones of the process controls. A media file creator creates... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella (amex)

20070179646 - System for storage and navigation of application states and interactions: Complex collaboration or decision support applications perform complex design or planning tasks, often with the input of large groups of people over long periods of time. The combination of time and complexity can often obscure past actions, making it difficult to remember the factors that influenced earlier stages in the... Agent: Accenture Chicago 28164 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070179648 - Injury risk assessment data capture system and method: The invention relates to a method of capturing user assessment data in addition to a data capture system, and computer-executable instructions configured to compile one or more sets of user assessment data. The user assessment data compiled is preferably used to assess a user's risk of injury caused by operating... Agent: Stephen M. De Klerk Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20070179649 - Data recording and reproducing apparatus, method of recording and reproducing data, and program therefor: A data recording and reproducing apparatus is adapted to receive audio data created by encoding an original sound signal and to decode the audio data into the original sound signal to thereby reproduce the original sound signal. The data recording and reproducing apparatus includes a data storage unit operable to... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070179652 - Method and system for scheduling a stream of products in a manufacturing environment by using a simulation process: By simulating a manufacturing environment on the basis of appropriate simulation models, a schedule may be established in which process restrictions, tool availability and product entity status are automatically taken into consideration. Moreover, by estimating the process flow efficiency provided by a simulated time progression of the process flow in... Agent: J. Mike Amerson, Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C.

20070179653 - Method and system for concrete quality control based on the concrete's maturity: A method and system for controlling and monitoring the quality of concrete based on the concrete's maturity (which is a function of its time-temperature profile, or temperature history). Five different applications or embodiments of the present invention are discussed, namely, Enhanced Maturity, Moisture-Loss Maturity, Improved Maturity, SPC Maturity, Loggers, Readers,... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070179655 - Methods and apparatus for calibrating programmable material consolidation apparatus: A programmed material consolidation apparatus includes at least one fabrication site and a material consolidation system associated with the at least one fabrication site. The at least one fabrication site may be configured to receive one or more fabrication substrates, such as semiconductor substrates. A machine vision system with a... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070179654 - Substrate supports for use with programmable material consolidation apparatus and systems: A programmed material consolidation apparatus includes at least one fabrication site and a material consolidation system associated with the at least one fabrication site. The at least one fabrication site may be configured to receive one or more fabrication substrates, such as semiconductor substrates. A machine vision system with a... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070179657 - Method for building three-dimensional objects with extrusion-based layered deposition systems: A method of forming a three-dimensional object using an extrusion-based layered deposition system, the method comprising generating a build path for building a layer of the three-dimensional object, where the build path defines a void region. The method further comprising generating at least one intermediate path in the void region,... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070179656 - Rapid prototyping apparatus: Apparatus for producing an object by sequentially forming thin layers of a construction material one on top of the other responsive to data defining the object, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of printing heads each having a surface formed with a plurality of output orifices and controllable to dispense the... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070179658 - Substrate processing system capable of monitoring operation of substrate processing apparatus: Operating information about an operating part for performing an operation for processing in a substrate processing apparatus is detected by a detector, and is transmitted as an operating information signal from a unit controller to a data controller. An obtaining part in the data controller accumulates such operating information signals... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070179659 - Double side wafer grinder and methods for assessing workpiece nanotopology: A double side grinder comprises a pair of grinding wheels and a pair of hydrostatic pads operable to hold a flat workpiece (e.g., semiconductor wafer) so that part of the workpiece is positioned between the grinding wheels and part of the workpiece is positioned between the hydrostatic pads. At least... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070179660 - Double side wafer grinder and methods for assessing workpiece nanotopology: A double side grinder comprises a pair of grinding wheels and a pair of hydrostatic pads operable to hold a flat workpiece (e.g., semiconductor wafer) so that part of the workpiece is positioned between the grinding wheels and part of the workpiece is positioned between the hydrostatic pads. At least... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070179661 - Method and program for calculating maximum depth of cut without self-excited vibration of cutting tool: There is provided a method for calculating depth of cut without any milling self-excited vibration, in consideration of a machining condition, the rigidity of a machining tool, the machinability of a material, and the like; in the method, an initial value for the machining-surface-perpendicular depth of cut is firstly set,... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070179662 - Apparatus for inspecting food items: An apparatus for the inspection of food items, in particular inspection for bones or bone fragments in boneless or de-boned meat or fish products, is provided. The apparatus comprises means for forming the food items into a shape of substantially uniform thickness prior to and/or during image analysis using X-ray... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070179663 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing data indexing: A method, apparatus, and a system for generating an index for storing data. A pattern associated with a first set of data is determined. The first set of data is stored. A determination is made as to whether the pattern associated with a second set of data corresponds to the... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070179665 - Configuration control modes for mailpiece inserters: A mailpiece inserter system is provided including a User PC or computer, a mailpiece inserter and a client server which are network connected to share information and data concerning mail run data. The user computer is operative to receive operator input in connection with mail run data and produce mailpiece... Agent: Brian A. Collins Pitney Bowes Inc.

20070179664 - Document format and print stream modification for fabricating mailpieces: A method for producing mailpiece content material for use in a mailpiece inserter. The method includes the steps of: creating an electronic application file of the mailpiece content material, generating print stream data from the software application and converting the print stream data into object-oriented data. The object-oriented data is... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. Intellectual Property & Technology Law Department

20070179666 - Automated prescription dispensing system and method of use: An automated prescriptions dispensing system includes a patient interface portion, a dispensing portion and a control portion. The dispensing portion holds and dispenses medication. The control portion tracks the medication and controls dispensing and the patient interface portion enables a patient to input information to cause the medication to be... Agent: Randall B. Bateman BatemanIPLaw Group

20070179667 - Vending system for personalized pet collars and method therefor: A vending system for personalized pet collars. The vending system allows a user to conveniently personalize pet collars with letter, number, and design charms. The user may select a pet collar along with any charms. The user may also select the placement of each charm so that letter and number... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070179668 - Vending machine: with a presentation region which extends from the outside into the housing and which is configured such that at least one tester of each cosmetic product which is located within the housing or the vouchers thereof located inside the housing may be positioned therein, and thus is accessible from outside... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p

20070179670 - Navigational control system for a robotic device: A navigational control system for altering movement activity of a robotic device operating in a defined working area, comprising a transmitting subsystem integrated in combination with the robotic device, the transmitting subsystem comprising means for emitting a number of directed beams, each directed beam having a predetermined emission pattern, and... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070179669 - System and methods for adaptive control of robotic devices: Methods for operating robotic devices (i.e., “robots”) that employ adaptive behavior relative to neighboring robots and external (e.g., environmental) conditions. Each robot is capable of receiving, processing, and acting on one or more multi-device primitive commands that describe a task the robot will perform in response to other robots and... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070179671 - Tracking and handling device: A tracking and handling device capable of effectively handling workpieces, at low cost, even when a motion path of a robot or a conveying interval of the workpieces is varied. A first controller for a first robot on the most upstream side judges whether each workpiece supplied from a source... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070179672 - Energy distribution network: An energy distribution network for providing hydrogen fuel to a user comprising; energy source means; hydrogen production means to receive the energy from the energy resource means; hydrogen fuel user means to receive hydrogen from the hydrogen production means; and data collection, storage, control and supply means linked to the... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070179673 - Business methods of using waste heat for sludge treatment: Disclosed business methods employ systems and methods to treat sludge utilizing waste heat. The disclosed systems and methods can be used to provide a regional sludge treatment service.... Agent: Preston Gates & Ellis Attn: C. Rachal Winger

20070179674 - Wireless extension to an irrigation control system and related methods: Several embodiments provide wireless extensions to an irrigation controller system and related methods of use, as well as other improvements to irrigation control equipment. In one implementation, an irrigation control system includes a transmitter unit including a controller and having a connector to be coupled to an irrigation controller having... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070179675 - System for dispatching and controlling of generation in large-scale electric power systems: A system for dispatching and controlling generation in an electric power system consisting of a plurality of power units comprises a computer with dispatching optimization module connected by communications means to the power units. According to the invention, in the electric power system consisting of a plurality of subsystems each... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070179676 - Peak power-controlling apparatus and method: A peak power-controlling apparatus including a generating unit (3) operable to generate at least one activating combination available within a predetermined period of time to activate a plurality of devices (6) to (8), each of which has an activating period and required electrical power, in which the activating period includes... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070179677 - Self contained bench top enclosure temperature control system: A self contained bench top enclosure temperature control system that includes a heating device which is an infrared heat producing electrical bulb and a temperature controller and with or without a cooling device which is a fan designed to blow ambient air has been described.... Agent: Polymer Innovation, LLC (m.k.mishra)

20070179678 - Water heater energy savings algorithm for reducing cold water complaints: An energy savings water heater is described. The water heater is controlled by an energy savings algorithm that uses one or more of a variable setpoint differential, a variable setback threshold, additional setback thresholds, and an adjustable minimal setpoint to improve the operation of an energy efficient water heater. Additionally... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.