Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions 02/07

20070043509 - Albumin binding sites for evaluating drug interactions and methods of evaluating or designing drugs based on their albumin binding properties: A method is provided for evaluating drug compounds based on their binding properties to human serum albumin wherein structural information at particular albumin binding regions is entered into a computer database and assessed with regard to particular contacting binding residues located in accordance with the invention. The information obtained through... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070043510 - Assay system: Different targets in a sample are assayed utilizing a control substrate and different sets of detector substrates, each set being adapted to capture a particular target. The substrates contain identifiers such as fluorescent dyes, which generate signals in a detection step. To minimize false negatives and false positives and misidentification... Agent: Beckman Coulter Inc. C/o Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson

20070043508 - Force vector reconstruction method using optical tactile sensor: The invention relates to a technique for reducing computation time for force vector calculation. A force vector reconstruction method that uses an optical tactile sensor, comprises a step for obtaining a marker image by taking an image of behavior of colored markers when an object contacts a contact surface of... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070043511 - Method for generating a hierarchical topological tree of 2d or 3d-structural formulas of chemical compounds for property optimisation of chemical compounds: The invention concerns a new method for automatically and dynamically generating hierarchical topological trees of 2D- or 3D-structural formulas for structurally characterized chemical compounds, especially drug-like molecules, wherein the molecular graph of each 2D- or 3D-structure for a chemical compound is analyzed in terms of topological key features, the Largest... Agent: Jeffrey M. Greenman

20070043513 - Constructing efficient ecosystems using optimization techniques: A method for selecting groups of organisms to perform a predetermined function is disclosed. The method includes using the relative fitness of initial candidate groups of organisms for performing the function to select new groups of organisms that perform the function with greater efficiency than the initial candidate groups. In... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070043514 - Methods, software arrangements, storage media, and systems for genotyping or haplotyping polymorphic genetic loci or strain identification: The present invention relates generally to systems, methods, storage media, and software arrangements for genotyping and/or haplotyping a sequence of polymorphic genetic loci in a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample or identifying a strain variant from the DNA sample. Exemplary embodiments of systems, methods, storage media, and software arrangements may perform... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070043515 - Molecular toxicology modeling: The present invention is based on the elucidation of the global changes in gene expression and the identification of toxicity markers in tissues or cells exposed to a known toxin. The genes may be used as toxicity markers in drug screening and toxicity assays. The invention includes a database of... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070043516 - Systems and methods for designing and ordering polynucleotides: Computer systems, computer program products and methods for designing oligonucleotides are provided. A set of sequence elements is defined. Each sequence element represents an amino acid sequence segment or a nucleic acid sequence segment. The set of sequence elements collectively represent a design nucleic acid sequence. The set of sequence... Agent: Jones Day

20070043517 - Techniques for identifying, confirming, mapping, and categorizing polymers: Systems and methods for identifying, confirming, mapping, and categorizing sample polymers, such as nucleic acid sequences, are provided. An estimation of the fraction of first and second polymers in a sample of polymers can be calculated by inputting a first hybridization value indicative of hybridization affinity of the sample of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20070043512 - Therapeutic and prophylactic compositions and uses therefor: The present invention relates generally to compositions and their use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions in an animal such as a mammal, including a human. More particularly, the compositions of the present invention comprise agents which modulate the level of expression of genes or the level of... Agent: Jennifer M Mccallum, Ph D, Esq The Mccallum Law Firm, LLC

20070043518 - Method for the identification of molecules and biomarkers using chemical, biochemical and biological data: This invention pertains generally to the field of multivariate statistics, and in particular to new methods for the analysis (e.g., chemometrics) of chemical, biochemical, and biological data, including, for example, spectral data, including but not limited to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectral data. These methods are useful, for example, in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070043519 - Precision correction of reflectance measurements: A system and method of correcting reflectance comprises determining a reflectance constant for a test product at a first wavelength for which reflectance does not substantially change with the presence of a test substance, with the test product loaded with the test substance, determining a reflectance at a second wavelength... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP Attn: Intellectual Property Deptartment

20070043520 - Method for online measurement of ultrafine aggregate surface area and volume distributions: Method for the online measurement of the number, surface area and volume distribution of nanoparticle aerosol aggregates relates the number and size of primary particles that compose the aggregates and the aggregate mobility diameter. The number distribution of nanoparticle aggregates is obtained by calculations based on the drag on the... Agent: Robert Popa, Esq. C/o Ladas & Parry

20070043521 - Digitizing electrical measurement system: A scheme, including a microcomputer for measuring physical quantities of a passive component. A programmable sinusoidal signal generator is used for generating the test analog sinusoidal signal. An analog-to-digital conversion system has a first node coupled to the first node of a serial three terminals network, a second node coupled... Agent: The Maxham Firm

20070043522 - Semiconductor integrated circuit: A temperature detector sets the level of a temperature detecting signal to a level indicating a high temperature state, detecting that the chip temperature is higher than a first boundary temperature. The temperature detector sets the level of thereof to a level indicating a low temperature state, detecting that the... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070043523 - System and method for inspecting pictures of a liquid crystal display: An exemplary system for inspecting pictures of a liquid crystal display (LCD) (20) is provided. The system is configured in a host computer (10) that stores standard parameters of pictures for display by the LCD. The system includes: a setting module (13) configuring for setting one or more parameters of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070043524 - System and methods for quantitatively evaluating complexity of computing system configuration: Techniques are disclosed for quantitatively evaluating the complexity of configuring computing systems. By way of example, a technique for quantitatively evaluating a complexity associated with a configuration of a system under evaluation comprises the following steps/operations. Configuration-related data for the system under evaluation is collected. At least a portion of... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070043525 - System and methods for quantitatively evaluating complexity of computing system configuration: Techniques are disclosed for quantitatively evaluating the complexity of configuring computing systems. By way of example, a technique for quantitatively evaluating a complexity associated with a configuration of a system under evaluation comprises the following steps/operations. Configuration-related data for the system under evaluation is collected. At least a portion of... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070043526 - Method for the automatic simultaneous synchronization, calibration and qualification of a non-contact probe: The present invention relates to an improved method for the simultaneous calibration and qualification of a non-contact probe on a localizer using a single artifact, in which non-contact probe readings and localizer readings are synchronised using parameters determined simultaneously with calibration and qualification. The invention also relates to a non-contact... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070043527 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for image processing, for color classification, and for skin color detection: Embodiments include a method of image processing including decomposing a reflectance spectrum for a test surface into a linear combination of reflectance spectra of a set of test targets. The coefficient vector calculated in this decomposition is used to predict a response of an imaging sensor to the test surface.... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070043528 - Speed measurement system for speed control of high-speed motors: A system for measuring speed of a high-speed motor using a moving average filter. A position sensor generates a rotor position signal. A signal processing module determines a rotor angle from the rotor position signal. A speed observer module calculates a raw speed of the motor from the rotor angle.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070043529 - Method for automatically optimizing the legend for real-time mapping: A method is provided for updating a legend of a spatial display for use with graphical user interface of a field computer linked to one or more sensors for sensing data or information from a piece of equipment performing an agricultural operation. The method provides a field computer with a... Agent: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. The Financial Center

20070043530 - Pill bottle sticker system and method: A method for identifying the timing and quantity of medicine to be taken by a patient; determining the quantity of a medicine to be taken by a patient and the time of day the medicine is to be taken; generating a plurality of stickers to be placed on the medicine... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20070043531 - Method and apparatus for precisely identifying effective addresses associated with hardware events: A system and method for precisely identifying an instruction causing a performance-related event is disclosed. The instruction may be detected while in a pipeline stage of a microprocessor preceding a writeback stage and the microprocessor's architectural state may not be updated until after information identifying the instruction is captured. The... Agent: Mhkkg/sun

20070043532 - Automation system with simplified diagnosis and rectification of errors: One embodiment relates to an automatic system comprising a plurality of subscribers which are connected to a common communication channel, whereby each of the subscribers automatically provides the diagnosis information associated therewith on the communication channel, another conversion station is connected to the communication channel and comprises a web server... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Deparetment

20070043533 - Data acquisition system for system monitoring: A method and monitoring system for tracking operational parameters of a drive train of a monitored system includes a sensor unit affixed to the drive train. The sensor unit includes a sensor for generating an analog signal in response to an operating condition of the monitored system and an integrated... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20070043535 - Medical data communication interface monitoring system: A system maintains statistics on DICOM interfaces that include for each interfaced Application Entity, the number, timing and types of DICOM failures, number and timing of broken network connections, number and types of transactions and time required to perform each transaction, in the determination of a level of communication performance... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070043534 - System and method for electronic diagnostics of a process vacuum environment: In one embodiment according to the invention, there is disclosed a method of identifying a source of a vacuum quality problem in a vacuum environment associated with a tool. The method comprises gathering and storing vacuum environment data; identifying an anomaly within the vacuum environment; determining a tool component operating... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070043536 - Maintenance request systems and methods: A method for requesting one or more machines to be maintained includes monitoring the machine or machines and detecting when a failure of at least one machine occurs. The method further includes executing a computer program on an electronic terminal associated with the failed machine. The method further includes entering... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070043537 - Method of collecting and storing storage network performance information, computer system, and program: To provide a method of collecting and storing storage network performance information that allows tracking of the cause of application performance deterioration. It is automatically judged whether or not performance information collected, to be stored, from components of a storage network including a host server and a storage system has... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070043539 - Abnormality monitoring system and abnormality monitoring method: A simulation section simulates an operation of a field device in the plant by using a device model. A comparing section compares actual output data of the field device with simulation output data that is obtained by simulation by the simulation section. A judging section judges occurrence of abnormality of... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070043540 - Adaptive energy performance monitoring and control system: A controller is configured for and a corresponding method of adaptive monitoring and control of a lighting system are suited for adaptively establishing lighting parameters on a fixture by fixture basis. The controller includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a multiplicity of light fixtures, a memory for storing... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles W. Bethards, LLP

20070043541 - Method and system for controling a luminaire: Methods and corresponding systems for controlling a light fixture include a memory for storing data and software. A multi-tap capacitor has a plurality of tap capacitors integrated into a capacitor housing. A plurality of switches are each coupled to one of the plurality of tap capacitors for selectively coupling the... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles W. Bethards, LLP

20070043538 - Method and system of asset identification and tracking for enterprise asset management: A system and method for managing enterprise assets located at geographically distributed sites utilizing wireless tag technologies. The method includes storing in a database information relating to each asset, wherein the stored information includes cost of each asset and cost of service for each asset. The method further includes tracking... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070038375 - Diagnosis of formation characteristics in wells: A technique for estimating the permeability profile of a well includes generating a well and formation model. The technique includes producing the well so that hydrocarbons flow from the formation and through the well. The technique includes measuring pressure at a plurality of points along at least a portion of... Agent: Sensor Highway Limited

20070038376 - System and method for downhole tool system development: A disclosed method of downhole tool system development comprises: receiving specifications of a downhole tool system that comprises multiple strings, each string having one or more components; and checking for interference between the multiple strings in an initial position. A disclosed system comprises: a memory that stores software; and a... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070038377 - Method and system for pre-drill pore pressure prediction: A method for pore pressure prediction. The method includes obtaining a stress sensitivity coefficient, obtaining a compressional wave (P-wave) velocity and a shear wave (S-wave) velocity for a pre-drill location and obtaining a first predicted pore pressure. Further, the method includes iteratively performing calculating a total stress value associated with... Agent: Osha . Liang L.L.P. / Slb

20070038378 - Structural-geodynamic method of forecasting of localizing highly permeable porous-fractured collecting basins development zones and hydrocarbons deposits: A method for prospecting for oil and gas deposits is provided, said method comprising: outlining of highly permeable collecting basins development zones, performing an aerospace survey of a landscape, determining a spectral reflectivity over the landscape, and incorporating the height profile, block fields, aerospace survey and spectral relativity in order... Agent: Kenneth M.t. Murphy Sim & Mcburney

20070038380 - Crystal structure of e.coli gdp-fucose synthetase (and complexes thereof) and methods of identifying agonists and antagonists using same: The present invention provides for crystalline GFS. The crystal structure of GFS has also been solved using such material. Models based upon such crystal structure are also provided. Methods of identifying inhibitors of GFS activity using such models are also disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070038384 - Devices and assays for monitoring/measuring cellular dynamics to create subject profiles from primary cells: The present invention further relates to utilizing the above devices and methods for assaying cellular dynamics and phenotypes to create subject primary cell profiles for patients. Additionally, the present invention relates to methods of correlating primary cell profiles with a therapeutic regimen. Finally, the invention relates to methods for screening... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070038381 - Efficient method for alignment of a polypeptide query against a collection of polypeptide subjects: The invention relates to a method that efficiently identifies segments of a collection of polypeptides which are similar to a query polypeptide. Candidate alignments of all or part of the query polypeptide with similar amino acid sequences from the collection of polypeptides are first identified using a scalable parallel processing... Agent: Timothy A. Melchior

20070038379 - Method and apparatus for predicting structure of transmembrane proteins: Computer-implemented methods and apparatus implementing a hierarchical protocol using multiscale molecular dynamics and molecular modeling methods to predict the structure of transmembrane proteins such as G-Protein Coupled Receptors, and protein structural models generated according to the protocol. The protocol features a combination of coarse grain sampling methods, such as hydrophobicity... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070038382 - Method and system for limiting interference in electroencephalographic signals: This invention provides methods and systems for removing or limiting interference and artifacts often found in EEG signals and/or EOG signals and/or other physiological signals, and produces output signals that can be of greater use for analytic or diagnostic purposes, such as sleep studies. Interference and artifacts are removed by... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070038385 - Methods for identification of novel protein drug targets and biomarkers utilizing functional networks: The process of System Reconstruction is used to integrate sequence data, clinical data, experimental data, and literature into functional models of disease pathways. System Reconstruction models serve as informational skeletons for integrating various types of high-throughput data. The present invention provides the first metabolic reconstruction study of a eukaryotic organism... Agent: David B. Waller David B. Waller & Associates

20070038383 - System and method for zero latency, high fidelity emergency assessment of airborne chemical, biological and radiological threats by optimizing sensor placement: Networked groups of sensors that detect Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) threats are being developed to defend cities and military bases. Due to the high cost and maintenance of these sensors, the number of sensors deployed is limited. It is vital for the sensors to be deployed in optimal locations... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20070038386 - Computer systems and methods for inferring casuality from cellular constituent abundance data: Methods, computer program products, and systems are provided for associating a cellular constituent with a trait T exhibited by a species. A cellular constituent i that has at least one abundance quantitative trait locus (eQTL) coincident with a respective clinical quantitative trait locus (cQTL) for the trait of interest T... Agent: Jones Day

20070038387 - Methods and systems for mass defect filtering of mass spectrometry data: The present teachings relate to a method of filtering mass spectrometer data using a variable filter window. The width of the window can depend on the mass itself and the mass defects for a family of compounds. The teachings can be used with a plurality of compounds including but not... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20070038388 - Managing system and method for emissions of environmental pollutants: Managing system for emissions environmental pollutants comprising: a measuring device for measuring a flow rate of a fuel supplied to a customer; an unit emission quantity storage device of environmentally influential substance for storing a unit emission quantity of an environmentally influential substance emitted when an unit flow rate of... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070038389 - Chromatography data system: There is provided a user interface which enables all users to input purpose of use of a chromatography data system, recognize a series of operation flow of the analysis of chromatograph data according to the input purpose, improve an operability and prevent an operation error regardless of the user's knowledge... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070038391 - Dual function flow measurement apparatus having an array of sensors: A dual function flow measurement apparatus is provided that combines the functionality of an apparatus that measures the speed of sound propagating through a fluid flowing within a pipe, and measures pressures disturbances (e.g. vortical disturbances or eddies) moving with a fluid to determine respective parameters of the flow propagating... Agent: Cidra Corporation

20070038390 - Two-wire bus instrument: A two-wire bus instrument (500) adapted for use with a two-wire bus (308) is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. An instrument element (304) receives a third current and generates one or more sensor measurement signals. A signal processor (512) receives a second current and processes the one... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070038392 - Method and apparatus for signal signature analysis for event detection in rotating machinery: A method for analyzing vibration including: acquiring a vibration signal; isolating a vibration signal event in the acquired signal; determining a frequency of a damped sinusoid of the vibration signal event, wherein the damped sinusoid characterizes the vibration signal event, and using the characteristic damped sinusoid to identify an occurrence... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070038393 - Vibration monitoring: Systems, devices, and methods for monitoring the status of a cutting tool during delayed decoker unit operation, and systems for remotely monitoring the level of coke or foam in a drum during the coking process. One or more sensors or accelerometers is coupled to a location in a delayed coking... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070038394 - System and method for reading power meters: Various embodiments are described herein for a housing for a detection unit that is used to read a power meter unit mounted on a structure that is consuming power. The power meter unit includes an indication with a cyclical property having a period that varies at a rate indicative of... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070038395 - Sensor apparatus and system: A sensor module for use in a sensor network is described. The sensor module carries one or more sensor element, such as microphones or imaging devices, for detecting events in use. The sensor module has a locator for determining its location and preferably an orientation sensor for determining it location... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070038396 - Parameter estimation for and use of a thermal model of a power line: A relationship between a temperature Tl of a power line or power transmission conductor 10, an electrical quantity of the power line such as a current l or power flow P through the power line, as well as meteorological quantities or ambient conditions of the power line such as wind... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070038397 - User-placed marks in a long record length waveform: A test and measurement instrument includes a memory configured to store a digitized signal, a display configured to display the digitized signal, a mark interface configured to generate a mark creation signal, a processor coupled to the memory, the display, and the mark interface. The processor is configured to identify... Agent: Thomas F. Lenihan Tektronix, Inc.

20070038398 - Increasing robustness of online calibration through motion detection: In a method for controlling an orienting/positioning system, the orienting system comprises at least one sensor means, an external motion detection device for detecting an externally-caused motion in the environment of the sensor means and actuator means for controlling an orienting and/or positioning action of the sensor means. The method... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070038399 - Autocalibrated multiphase fluid characterization using extrema of time series: Systems and methods for determining the fraction of a first phase of a multiphase fluid flow stream, such as the amount of water in crude petroleum oil flowing from a production well or container. An electrical property, such as permittivity, and a physical property, such as density, are used as... Agent: Groover & Holmes

20070038400 - Method and system for assessing quality of spot welds: A system and method for assessing the quality of spot weld joints between pieces of metal includes an ultrasound transducer probing a spot weld joint. The ultrasound transducer transmits ultrasonic radiation into the spot weld joint, receives corresponding echoes, and transforms the echoes into electrical signals. An image reconstructor connected... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070038401 - Auto-calibration algorithm with hysteresis correction: A method of calibrating a magnetoelastic force sensor includes the steps of mating a force transducer with a magnetometer, applying a force to the force transducer at each of a plurality of defined calibration points, recording output signals indicative of a magnetic field generated at each of the defined calibration... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070038403 - Electronic circuit, system with an electronic circuit and method for testing an electronic circuit: An electronic circuit having an input, an output with an input filter for delaying a change of an input signal and a control component for supplying an output signal and evaluating the input signal. The delay is a time constant. An industrial automation system is provide with the electronic circuit... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070038402 - Emi management system and method: A novel system and method for managing the effect of electromagnetic radiation on an electronic device, is provided wherein the system and method includes monitoring a location of an electronic device within an environment; determining a level of electromagnetic radiation in a location of interest within the environment; and implementing... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070038404 - Testable digital delay line: A testable digital delay line that uses XOR gates as delay elements is provided. The use of XOR gates enables independent control of each input to the multiplexer. With test inputs that enable each delay element, the multiplexer inputs can be assigned any value during test, thus giving the delay... Agent: Duke. W. Yee

20070038405 - Waveform generator, waveform shaper, and testing apparatus: There is provided a waveform generator that generates a waveform. The waveform generator includes: a lamp waveform generating section that generates a lamp wave of which a signal value linearly changes for a predetermined period; a square wave generating section that generates a square wave of which pulse width is... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070038406 - Analyzing system, diagnostic information processing device, and computer program product thereof: An analyzing system, comprising: a sample processor for processing a sample based on a designated dilution parameter; a measurement section for measuring the sample processed by the sample processor; a dilution parameter memory for storing a first dilution parameter and a second dilution parameter which is different from the first... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070038407 - Modeling module: A modeling module is disclosed that couples to a modular platform chassis. The modeling module includes a resident management controller to implement a test to model a component layout for a module to be received and coupled to the modular platform chassis. The test includes an operating thermal load for... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070038408 - System and method for determining proper tire inflation pressure based on current vehicle mass conditions: A tire pressure monitoring system as described herein leverages a real-time onboard vehicle mass estimate to determine whether tire pressure is appropriate for the current loading conditions. The system is suitable for use with vehicles having two or more placard tire pressures (with two or more corresponding tire loading capacities).... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070038410 - Method and apparatus for dynamic magnetic field control using multiple magnets: A method and apparatus for dynamic magnetic field control using multiple magnets. Control methods and system means are described that allow dynamically changing the magnetic field generated at a point in space by a multiplicity of magnets.... Agent: Bryan K. Wheelock Suite 400

20070038409 - Position sensing means and method: A position sensing device to locate a point in three-dimensional space relative to an origin is provided. The invention generally is comprised of a housing, a rigid extension with a fixed terminus protruding from the housing, a position sensing means fixed to the housing, a logic circuit responsive to the... Agent: Aaron Paul Mcgushion

20070038411 - Analysis device: An analysis device allowing any person to utilize job guidance for setting and assignment operations with high efficiency regardless of a level of skill in an automatic analysis device which has a complicated screen configuration with an increase of functions. A storage unit stores a job guidance file and a... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070038412 - Diagnostic method for manufacturing processes: A method for use in a system for diagnosing the causes of manufacturing defects involves process characterization. A set of forms is identified for a workpiece and for a piece of manufacturing equipment that acts upon the workpiece. The forms for the workpiece are preferably a hierarchic set of geometric... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20070038413 - Method for representing a combination of signals with a distribution of a single lognormal random variable: A method analyzes a set of signal acquired from a physical system. A set of parameters characterizing the set of signals is measured. The parameters can include the mean and the variance of the power of the signal, and a Rician factor. A first point and a second point of... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc. Patent Department

20070032954 - Method for computing and using timing errors that occur in multiples predicted by multiple prediction algorithm: Method for computing one or more timing errors that occur in one or more multiples predicted by a multiple prediction algorithm. The method includes the steps of generating one or more actual three-dimensional primary travel times and one or more actual three-dimensional multiple travel times, applying the multiple prediction algorithm... Agent: Westerngeco Intellectual Property Department

20070032956 - Fast t1 measurement by using driven equilibrium: An amplitude of an echo signal in a driven equilibrium (DE) pulse group is used for determination of a longitudinal relaxation time T1 of an earth formation. DE pulse groups followed by a CPMG sequence can be used for estimating both T1 and a transverse relaxation time T2 within one... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070032957 - High temperature wellbore monitoring method and apparatus: The invention provides an apparatus for use in high temperature conditions, constituted of a downhole element and a master element connected together via a sealed connection; wherein the downhole element comprises a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor without any electronics and is embedded in a sealed housing resistant to... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20070032955 - Method and system for combining seismic data and basin modeling: Methods and computer-based systems are provided for processing seismic data through the use of information provided by basin modeling. Provided are methods and systems for providing an improved seismic dataset by means of providing an initial basin model constructed using an initially-available dataset including seismic velocity data; constructing a velocity... Agent: John K. Buche

20070032958 - Methods and system for design and/or selection of drilling equipment based on wellbore drilling simulations: Methods and systems may be provided for simulating forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates and/or relatively constant tilt rates. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean formations having a combination of soft, medium and hard... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070032959 - Emission of seismic vibrations by a train consisting of vibrator trucks: The invention relates to a mobile device for emitting seismic vibrations into the ground in order to collect geophysical data, said device comprising at least two mobile platforms, each provided with a vibrating pad that vibrates in such a way as to propagate seismic waves in the ground when said... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070032961 - Apparatus and method for automated protein design: The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for quantitative protein design and optimization.... Agent: Robin M. Silva Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070032960 - Data transmission to a position sensor: A method for transmitting control instructions to a sensor in a position tracking system includes generating a drive signal for driving a field generator. A control signal including the control instructions is superimposed on the drive signal. The field generator is driven with the drive signal, so as to generate... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070032962 - Method and system for designing proteins and protein backbone configurations: The present invention provides a method and system for identifying, designing, and synthesizing proteins and protein backbones. The invention permits the qualitative identification of designable protein configurations and synthesis of protein folds. The method and system involve generating backbone protein configurations using a set of dihedral angle pairs, normalizing the... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20070032963 - Method of ordering synthesis of primer used for gene amplification, program therefor and recording medium of the program: A method of ordering synthesis of a primer used for gene amplification includes default displaying parameter information of a primer used for amplification based on the input information of a target gene, displaying the results of setting a primer for the amplification of the target gene based on the selected... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070032964 - Method to determine predictive tests and device applying same to lubricant formulations: The present invention is directed to a method that determines the necessary and sufficient tests to relate a variety of apparently non-related tests to desired final test results. The present invention also provides a method to determine those tests which, having been shown capable to be used in a high-throughput... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20070032965 - System and method for determining a paint formula with a portable device: A system and method determine a paint formula that matches the color of paint of a vehicle that is to be painted in a collision center. A plurality of paint formulas are stored in a database. A portable device, such as a PDA, is mobile relative to the vehicle and... Agent: Basf Corporation

20070032966 - System and methodology for vibration analysis and conditon monitoring: A system and methodology for continuous condition monitoring of rotating equipment employ adaptive signal processing techniques to determine the RPM of a rotating machine from the time-based vibration data. RPM is determined based upon the input of a digitized time-based sample sequence of vibration data acquired directly from a vibration... Agent: Mark D. Marin Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070032967 - Automatic environmental compensation of capacitance based proximity sensors: Improved capacitive sensor operation is achieved with improved discrimination between environmental drift and apparent drift attributable to human proximity to the sensor. A proximity algorithm detects conditions interpreted as indicating a user is close to, but not touching, a sensor. When such proximity is detected, ambient value calibration is halted,... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070032968 - Sound/vibration analysis device and sound/vibration analysis method, and program for sound/vibration analysis and computer-readable recording medium on which program for sound/vibration is recorded: The present invention provides an acoustic vibration analyzing apparatus for carrying out acoustic vibration analysis by picking up data of sounds generated due to rotation of a plurality of gears and data of the number of revolutions of a gear selected from a plurality of gears when a transmission of... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070032969 - System, method, and computer program product using a database in a computing system to compile and compare metabolomic data obtained from a plurality of samples: The present invention generates a visual display of metabolomic data compiled by a database and associated processor. More particularly, the present invention provides a database for automatically receiving a three-dimensional spectrometry data set for a group of samples. The present invention also provides a processor device for manipulating the data... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070032970 - Apparatus and method for estimation of intial phase of a brushless motor: An apparatus comprises a brushless motor, driver, incremental displacement sensor, and processor. The motor has a rotor, stator, and electrical terminals accepting a drive signal. The initial phase of the rotor is unknown. The driver is connected to the electrical terminals and produces the drive signal. The displacement sensor is... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20070032971 - Method and system for determining noise components of an analog-to-digital converter: A method and system is provided for determining noise components of an analog-to-digital converter. In one aspect of the invention, a method comprises providing an input signal to a signal input and a clock input of the ADC, outputting a plurality of samples at a sampled phase on the input... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070032972 - Framed panel and related method of manufacture: A framed panel and related method of manufacture are disclosed. A framed panel unit includes a panel along the edge of which thermoplastic frame members are disposed. The frame members have first and second opposed side walls which define a channel for receiving the edge of the panel. The channel... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070032973 - Knowledge-based statistical method and system to determine reliability compatibility for semiconductor integrated circuits: A method is disclosed to determine whether a product, a component or a system (hereafter, we use “group” to simplify such wide scope though “product” is used for clarity in some places; hence, the first is refereed to as “group 1”) in reliability life testing has longer lifetime than the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070032974 - Self-calibrating sensor: A method for self-calibrating a sensor can be implemented in a system having a calibration circuit. The calibration circuit has differential circuitry which compares an output signal of the sensor with a predetermined reference signal associated with a reference property. A bias controller increments or decrements the sensor operating bias... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick Honeywell International, Inc.

20070032975 - Content transmission device and content reproduction device: A content reproduction device 10 includes: a plurality of communication units (a cellular phone 101 and a wireless LAN communication unit 104), each receiving a content transmitted in segments from a content transmission device over a communication path; a content reconstruction unit 113 that has a buffer 1130 in which... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070032976 - Low-noise source: In one embodiment, a low-noise source includes: a signal source; a variable amplifier adapted to amplify an output signal from the signal source to provide an amplified signal; a feed-forward amplifier adapted to amplify the amplified signal to provide an amplified output signal; a phase noise measurement system adapted to... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070032977 - Pattern identification and bit level measurements on repetitive patterns: A method of pattern identification and bit level measurements for a high speed digital signal using an oscilloscope converts an input waveform into a bit stream sequence. From the bit stream sequence pre-defined patterns are identified and overlaid on each other to form a superimposed pattern. A center region for... Agent: Thomas F. Lenihan Tektronix, Inc.

20070032978 - Receiving apparatus and receiving method: There is provided a receiving apparatus configured to extract particular information from multiple pieces of information included in a received signal, the receiving apparatus including: an extraction condition storage circuit 21 configured to store a first extraction condition for detecting a particular data pattern which identifies the particular information and... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070032979 - Method and apparatus for three-dimensional measurements: An apparatus and method for measuring the physical quantities of a data center during operation and method for servicing large-scale computing systems is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cart that supports a plurality of sensors. The cart is moveable within the data center. The sensors capture temperature or other physical... Agent: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco Pl

20070032980 - Method and device for detecting decompression of tires, and program for judging decompression of tires: A detection method of reducing the air pressure of tires based on the rotational speed of wheels mounted on a vehicle. The method includes steps of: determining the rotational speed of each wheel, memorizing the rotational speed of each wheel, determining the loading sensitivity of the dynamic load radius of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070032981 - Wearable fitness device and fitness device interchangeable with plural wearable articles: The present invention relates to wearable fitness device and fitness device interchangeable with plural wearable articles. In certain embodiments, the wearable fitness device includes a wearable article having a structure therein or thereon configured and dimensioned for holding a fitness device such as a pedometer in an oriented position. Fashion... Agent: Ralph J. Crispino

20070032982 - Integrated circuit with signature computation: The present invention relates to an integrated circuit (DEC V) for processing a plurality of data samples (P) of a data signal (I), wherein said integrated circuit is associated with a counter (CT) and comprises means (SIGN M) for computing a signature, said counter (CT) being adapted to trigger and... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070032983 - Method for measuring spectral noise densities beyond instrument capability with deterministic confidence levels: A mechanism for measuring noise densities below the noise floor of a measuring instrument. The measuring instrument may first acquire a fully-averaged reference spectral noise density trace and estimate corresponding reference statistical parameters. Based on the reference statistical parameters, the measuring instrument may construct a reference spectral noise density distribution.... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070032984 - Method for determining maximum conjunction probability of rectangular-shaped objects: Maximum conjunction probability calculations are refined by addressing rectangular object shapes, even though their orientation may not be known. Object dimensions and relative miss distance, coupled with the aspect ratio of the projected combined covariance, are used to determine the size and orientation of the covariance as well as the... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20070032986 - Efficient filtered causal graph edge detection in a causal wavefront environment: A causal relationship between two events occurs when a first event meaningfully precedes a second event and is identified by a causality module. The causality module analyzes causality of a selected subset of significant events of multiple events using efficient filtered causal graph edge detection in a causal wavefront environment.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20070032987 - Performing efficient insertions in wavefront table based causal graphs: A causal relationship between two events occurs when a first event meaningfully precedes a second event and is identified by a causality module. The causality module analyzes multiple events to determine whether the events are causally related. Reductions in both required storage space and search operations are obtained by tracing... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20070032985 - System and method for selectively obtaining processor diagnostic data: A system and method for obtaining processor diagnostic data. The method can include receiving a instruction, enabling write access of an output stream to a diagnostic memory, writing to the diagnostic memory at a first frequency, and reading from the diagnostic memory at a second frequency where the first frequency... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070032988 - Apparatus and methods for maintenance task analysis: A system for evaluating time requirements for performing maintenance on a maintenance object. One or more processors and memory are operable to provide a form on which a user describes a maintenance task. The described task is made available for maintenance time analysis as at least one of the following:... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20070032990 - Lamp monitoring and control system and method: A system and method for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an apparatus and specifically for remotely monitoring and/or controlling street lamps. The lamp monitoring and control system comprises lamp monitoring and control units, each coupled to a respective lamp to monitor and control, and each transmitting monitoring data having at least... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070032989 - Managing information collected in real-time or near real-time, such as sensor information used in the testing and measurement of environments and systems: A facility for managing information collected from remote sources, such as remote telemetry devices, is provided. The facility may allow for the configuration of information collection schemes that enable users to customize how the collected information is managed. For example, the facility may allow the user to set rules, specify... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070032991 - Multisided sharing of dynamic data in a wireless test environment: Methods, devices and systems for sharing or transferring dynamically-generated data between or among multi-sided test components in a wireless environment are described. Multiple flows are initiated substantially simultaneously. Dynamically generated data are shared between or among agents using dynamic data content servlets that employ open communication standards or protocols, such... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070032992 - System and method of implementing user action monitoring to automatically populate object launchers: The invention is directed to a system and method of observing actions performed on a computer and inferring relationships between objects based on information corresponding to the observed actions. Relationships between the objects may be determined based on usage information and a usage pattern may be generated if the usage... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070027629 - Apparent dip angle calculation and image compression based on region of interest: A data compression technique for MWD applications uses feature detection, extraction, followed by image compression for only the region(s) of interest. The detection approach processes data in real time. It triggers on the start and end of a feature without processing any further features. This provides feature detection with zero... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070027631 - Apparatus and method for evaluating a hypertonic condition: An apparatus and method for evaluating a hypertonic condition such as spasticity in a movable extremity are described. The apparatus includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a sensor adapted for quantifying force or pressure. The apparatus further includes a data communication device adapted for transmitting data signals obtained from the... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070027632 - Automated generation of multi-dimensional structure activity and structure property relationships: The present invention relates to automated generation of multi-dimensional structure activity and structure property relationships.... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070027630 - Managing biological databases: Disclosed are compositions and methods for managing databases.... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070027633 - Method and system for designing proteins and protein backbone configurations: The present invention provides a method and system for identifying, designing, and synthesizing proteins and protein backbones. The invention permits the qualitative identification of designable protein configurations and synthesis of protein folds. The method and system involve generating backbone protein configurations using a set of dihedral angle pairs, normalizing the... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20070027635 - External quality control method, external quality control computer, preprocessing device, and nucleic acid detecting device: An external quality control method, using an external quality control system which comprises an external quality control computer and a plurality of preprocessing devices connected to the external quality control computer via a network, comprising: performing preprocessing operations on preprocessing quality control samples, the preprocessing devices being adapted to prepare... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070027634 - Molecular hepatotoxicology modeling: The present invention is based on the elucidation of the global changes in gene expression and the identification of toxicity markers in liver tissues or cells exposed to a known toxin. The genes may be used as toxicity markers in drug screening and toxicity assays. The invention includes a database... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070027636 - System and method for using genetic, phentoypic and clinical data to make predictions for clinical or lifestyle decisions: Systems and methods for predicting likely phenotypic outcomes using mathematical models and given genetic, phenotypic and/or clinical data of an individual, and also relevant aggregated medical data consisting of genotypic, phenotypic, and/or clinical data from germane patient subpopulations are provided. In one embodiment, support vector machines may be used to... Agent: Matthew Rabinowitz

20070027637 - System and methods for characterization of chemical arrays for quality control: Systems, methods and computer readable media for characterizing a chemical array. At least one metric indicative of accuracy of location of features on the chemical array by a feature extraction process used to extract signals from features of the chemical array may be generated, as well as additional metrics adapted... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070027638 - Apparatus having an array of piezoelectric film sensors for measuring parameters of a process flow within a pipe: A apparatus 10,110,170 is provided that measures the speed of sound and/or vortical disturbances propagating in a single phase fluid flow and/or multiphase mixture to determine parameters, such as mixture quality, particle size, vapor/mass ratio, liquid/vapor ratio, mass flow rate, enthalpy and volumetric flow rate of the flow in a... Agent: Cidra Corporation

20070027639 - Startup techniques for a digital flowmeter: Startup and operational techniques for a digital flowmeter are described. The techniques select an optimal mode of operation for the digital flowmeter, depending on a current environment of the flowmeter. For example, during a startup operation of the flowmeter, the mode of operation might include a random sequence mode, in... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070027640 - Method and apparatus for monitoring sf6 gas and electric utility apparatus: a

20070027641 - Coriolis mode processing techniques: Flowmeters are described in which a sensor signal received from a sensor that is attached to vibratable flowtube, so as to determine properties of a fluid within the flowtube, contains a drive signal component and a coriolis mode component. The flowmeters are operable to determine drive parameters of the drive... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070027642 - Method for calculating power flow solution of a power transmission network that includes interline power flow controller (ipfc): Power flow models of Interline Power Flow Controllers (IPFC) for large-scale power systems are studied, in details. Mathematical models of the IPFC, using the d-q axis decompositions of control parameters are derived. In this framework, for each IPFC, only two control parameters are added to the unknown vector in the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070027644 - Method of finding a maximum power of a photovoltaic generator: A method of finding a power maximum of a photovoltaic generator using an MPP regulator of a photovoltaic current converter by means of which a maximum generator power is set at an operating point of the generator's characteristic curve is intended to supply improved efficiency when the generator is partially... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070027643 - Systems and methods for monitoring and storing performance and maintenance data related to an electrical component: The present invention provides systems and methods for testing and storage of information related to a component. A data collection device having a memory is fixedly connected to the component. A test device communicates with the data collection device to store test data concerning the component in the data collection... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070027645 - System and method for monitoring power in a front end rectifier power system: A system and method for determining power use in a system are disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment of a method comprises metering power flow into a metered front end rectifier system using a metering circuit residing in the metered front end rectifier system and coupled to an alternating current (AC)... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070027646 - Reducing uncertainty in severely quantized telemetry signals: A system that facilitates reducing uncertainty in a quantized signal. During operation, the system measures a quantized output signal from a sensor. Next, the system obtains an initial value for an uncertainty interval for the quantized output signal. The system then margins the quantized output signal high by introducing a... Agent: Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070027647 - Method and apparatus for measuring delay time: A method and apparatus for measuring a delay time is provided. First, a plurality of first/second phase signals, a first/second standard signal, and an inverse signal of the second standard signal are generated. The inverse signal of the second standard signal is applied to a second conductive line close to... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070027648 - Clinical testing information processing apparatus, clinical testing information processing method, and analyzing system: A clinical testing information processing apparatus is provided in which testing results having a low reliability are prevented with certainty from being reported to a physician. A clinical testing information processing apparatus for processing analysis results showing results of analyzing specimens includes obtaining means for obtaining quality control result information... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070027649 - Method and calibration system for iq dc offset and imbalance calibration by utilizing analytic formulas to quickly determined desired compensation values: A method for determining a target in-phase DC offset compensation value and a target quadrature-phase DC offset compensation value used for compensating DC offset of a database. The method includes: inputting a reference signal into a database which stores a plurality of compensation sets, each having an in-phase DC offset... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070027650 - Methods and apparatus for memory calibration: In a first aspect, a first method is provided for adjusting memory system calibration. The first method includes the steps of (1) while in a first operating state, calibrating the memory system using a first amount of calibration data so that functional data may be read from and written to... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law Dept. 917

20070027651 - System and method for a color sensor: In one embodiment of the invention there is disclosed a device for correcting the output of a light source such that the corrected output conforms to a known standard. The corrected light outputs are proportional to the colors contained in the light impacting the color sensor. In one embodiment, memory... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070027652 - Measuring productivity and quality in model-based design: Methods and systems for automatically measuring productivity and quality of model-based designs are disclosed. The present invention uses model contents, time spent, and input activities to measure effort put in a task and quality of the task. Defects and other model characteristics are tracked and used as a criterion to... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070027653 - Method and apparatus for prioritizing errors in a medical treatment system: A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting, analyzing and displaying errors in a medical treatment system. Detected errors are analyzed to define further errors. Errors may be classified, for example, in response to severity, and prioritized. Prioritization may depend on a scope of the error, an order of occurrence,... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20070027654 - Electric power generating facility operation remote supporting method and electric power generating facility operation remote supporting system: When an abnormality or a sign of abnormality occurs in an electric power generating facility, an appropriate operating support can be made in a short time. The electric power facility operation remote supporting method in accordance with the present invention is characterized by that an abnormality or a sign of... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070027655 - Aircraft component condition monitoring system based on electronic serialisation: A condition monitoring system for an aeronautical power system with an electronic data collection system that lets components of the aeronautical power system identify themselves over a single wire data bus and transfers identification data received over the single wire data bus to a health monitoring system for analysis of... Agent: Hamilton Sundstrand

20070027658 - High bandwidth real time oscilloscope: A method and apparatus for digitizing a data signal, the method comprising the steps of receiving an input analog data signal, splitting the received input analog data signal into a plurality of split signals, and mixing at least one of the split signals with a predetermined periodic function with a... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070027656 - Method and apparatus for distributed compressed sensing: A method for approximating a plurality of digital signals or images using compressed sensing. In a scheme where a common component xc of said plurality of digital signals or images an innovative component xi of each of said plurality of digital signals each are represented as a vector with m... Agent: 24ip Law Group Usa, PLLC

20070027657 - Method and system for signal processing using a sparse approximation of the s-transform: The present invention relates to a method and system for processing time series signal data or image signal data indicative of a characteristic of an object. Received signal data are transformed into second signal data within a Stockwell domain based upon a sparse approximation of a S-transform of the signal... Agent: Freedman & Associates