Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions 02/08

20080052001 - Method and apparatus for generating policy driven meal plans: A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for generating meal plans based on a set of nutritional policies. The process determines nutritional requirements specified by a set of nutritional policies in response to receiving a request for a set of meal plans for a set of users. The set... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20080052004 - Multiphasic cellular regulation: Methods and systems are described that relate to multiphasic cellular regulation. Methods and systems include accepting input identifying target cell populations, accepting input identifying at least one specified alteration in metabolic activity and accepting input identifying at least one specified alteration in telomerase activity.... Agent: Searete LLC Suite 110

20080052007 - Methods and materials relating to breast cancer diagnosis: Classification of breast tumours into Estrogen Receptor positive and negative (ER+ and ER−) subtypes is an important distinction in the treatment of breast cancer. ER typing is frequently performed using expression profiles of genes whose expression is known to be affected by ER activity. Some tumours cannot confidently be assigned... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080052010 - Method and apparatus for analyzing signal pattern of sensor array: An aspect of the present invention features a method for analyzing a signal pattern detected by a sensor array that comprises one or more gas sensors. The method can comprises converting multidimensional data outputted from the sensor array to linear data, the data containing information on one or more reference... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20080052011 - Determination of chemical composition and isotope distribution with mass spectrometry: A method for determining elemental composition of ions from mass spectral data, comprising obtaining at least one mass measurement from mass spectral data; obtaining a search list of candidate elemental compositions whose exact masses fall within a given mass tolerance range from the accurate mass; reporting a probability measure based... Agent: David Aker

20080052012 - Water quality monitoring device and method: A device repeatedly measures a characteristic, such as electrical conductivity, of water in a water line. A plurality of the measurements are averaged to arrive at a water quality value. This value is displayed and another plurality of measurements are averaged to arrive at another value, which is then displayed... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080052019 - Compact data transmission protocol for electric utility meters: A communication protocol for compacting data transmissions from electric utility meters has been developed. The present invention is a method of transmitting the utility meter data using the protocol. The protocol includes collecting electric usage data and a voltage level at the utility meter. The usage data and the voltage... Agent: Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP

20080052020 - System and method for checking a reference plane of a signal trace in a pcb: A system for checking a reference plane of a signal trace in a PCB includes: a database, a signal filter, a signal trace selecting unit, a reference plane checking unit and a display unit. The database is configured for storing a plurality of signal files. The signal file in the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080052023 - Method for color matching: The invention relates to a method for color matching a reference color formulation to a defined color shade standard. The method comprises the steps 1. Measuring the reflectance spectrum RST of a color shade standard, 2. Mixing a paint according to a recipe for the color shade standard and applying... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080052024 - Method and apparatus for quantitating surface-binding optical resonance profiles: Empirical profile curve fits (260) are used to quantitative the surface optical resonance profiles (268) using two EPF stages of calibration and fit. The calibration surface binding optical resonance scan is obtained with fine angle or wavelength spacing over a range including the full resonance profiles for all regions. The... Agent: Leon R. Yankwich Yankwich & Associates

20080052025 - Position control on bottom layers with image processing: p

20080052002 - Wave and tide monitoring and recording system: A system to monitor and record wave and tides, based on using equipment to monitor and record tides and the characteristics of ocean wave size and period, by indirectly measuring changes in the level of water around a pipe, the upper end of which is hermetically sealed and the lower... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080052003 - Quantitative risk assessment applied to pore pressure prediction: Pre-drill pore pressure and fracture gradient predictions obtained from seismic velocity data are used in well design taking into account uncertainties in the velocity estimation and in the models that use the velocities to determine pore pressure. Using geological constraints, limits are established on hydrocarbon column height. It is also... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, PC

20080052006 - Method and apparatus for biosensor spectral shift detection: Performing high-resolution determination of the relative shift of the spectral properties of a biosensor. The shift in the resonance peak of the biosensor is indicative of the amount of material bound to the surface of the biosensor. A preferred biosensor is a Guided Mode Resonant Filter Biosensor (GMRFB). In one... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080052005 - System for obfuscating identity: Compositions, apparatus, systems, kits, and methods, including but not limited to, feedback and cooperative methods and systems for obfuscating target biological material identifiers in an environment.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080052008 - Techniques for linking non-coding and gene-coding deoxyribonucleic acid sequences and applications thereof: Techniques for linking non-coding and gene coding regions of a genome are provided. In one aspect, a method of determining associations between non-coding sequences and gene coding sequences in a genome of an organism comprises the following steps. At least one conserved region is identified from one or more non-coding... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080052009 - Method for deconvolving single-molecule intensity distributions for quantitative biological measurements: A method for quantifying fluorescent puncta comprising acquiring at least one first intensity distribution comprising fluorescence intensity values from a plurality of first fluorescent puncta; acquiring at least one second intensity distribution comprising fluorescence intensity values from a plurality of second fluorescent puncta, wherein each second fluorescent puncta has a... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080052013 - Gas chromatograph with digital processing of thermoconductivity detector signals: A gas chromatograph for connection to a source of carrier gas and a source of a sample gas. The gas chromatograph includes a first bridge circuit with a sample sensor connected therein and a second bridge circuit with a reference sensor connected therein. The outputs of the bridge circuits are... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Department-4u6

20080052014 - Fatigue crack growth curve estimation method, estimation program, and estimation device: There are provided a fatigue crack growth curve estimation method, an estimation program, and an estimation device capable of strictly estimating the detail of the metal fatigue end and the crack growth detail. The fatigue crack growth curve estimation device (1) uses a first calculation means (11), second calculation means... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080052015 - Test apparatus and test method: A test apparatus compares bits included in a data sequence read from a DUT with expectation values. Comparison results are stored in a first failure memory (FM) as bit information indicating whether storage cells of the DUT are non-defective. The storage device counts the number of bits not matching the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080052016 - System and method for managing fault in a power system: A power control system comprises a plurality of power control groups, with each group comprising a plurality of individual point-of-load regulators each adapted to provide respective regulated voltage outputs. The point-of-load regulators may be selected for inclusion in a power control groups based on characteristics of loads supplied by the... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP Ip&t Calendar Department La-1118

20080052017 - Home energy use indicator: A system for monitoring electricity consumption in a building, comprising a transmitter connected to the primary electricity input of the building for wirelessly transmitting consumption data to at least one display device. The display device is adapted to receive data from the Internet for analysis and comparison to the consumption... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080052018 - Power source tester: A power source tester includes a processor and an internal variable load controlled by the processor. A network communication port is coupled to the processor. A pair of inputs is also coupled to the processor for coupling to a power source to be tested under control of the processor. In... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080052021 - Defect inspecting apparatus, defect inspecting method, semiconductor device manufacturing system, and semiconductor device manufacturing method: A defect inspecting apparatus comprising: an inspection region dividing section which divides a defect inspection region of a wafer on which a circuit pattern is formed into a plurality of inspection subregions; a pattern density calculating section which calculates the pattern density of each of the inspection subregions on the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080052022 - Projection type display apparatus, control method for projection type display apparatus, and program: In order to provide a high-image-quality display apparatus which can perform proper correction with respect to an abrupt luminance change at the time of lighting of a discharge lamp and a white balance change, a projection type display apparatus which projects irradiating light from a light source unit to a... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080052026 - Configuring a content capture device for one or more service providers: A system and method for automatically configuring a content capture device according to a configuration profile for a desired service are provided. In general, the user of the content capture device registers for one or more services. Thereafter, in one embodiment, the user of the content capture device selects one... Agent: Flashpoint Technology And Withrow & Terranova

20080052027 - Power monitoring and testing: Systems and methods for monitoring, managing, and testing power systems are disclosed. In various embodiments, a site server collects data from one or more generators, automatic transfer switches, sensors, and cameras at a site. The site server stores captured data and triggers alarm events when preselected limits are exceeded. The... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20080052028 - Signal analysis system and calibration method: A method and apparatus adapted to calibrate a signal path of a signal analysis system such that loading effects of the system are substantially removed from measurements of a device under test. A signal under test from the device under test is coupled to a test probe in the signal... Agent: William K. Bucher Tektronix, Inc.

20080052029 - Unique binary identifier using existing state elements: A method of retrieving a unique, repeatable identification value from an integrated circuit by identifying a plurality of state elements within the integrated circuit, where the state elements are part of standard functional circuitry within the integrated circuit, and are not part of a specialized circuit designed to primarily produce... Agent: Lsi Corporation

20080052030 - Method of predicting an incontinent event: Many types of continence training methods and aids have been utilized, including progress charts, reward systems, urination “targets” for boys, electronic wetness alarms, progress scales, readiness questionnaires, and thermal and tactile training signals in disposable absorbent products, among many others. A key step in urinary continence training, in particular, is... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080052031 - Method for adjusting an electronic system: A method for adjusting an electronic system is provided in which it is possible to predefine the n parameters of the system which correspond to an n-dimensional adjustment space, wherein at the start of the adjustment each parameter has predefined for it two limit values that delimit an appropriate initial... Agent: Mg-ip Law, PLLC

20080052032 - Differential scanning calorimeter sensor and method: A sensor for a heat flux differential scanning calorimeter in which the differential temperatures are measured between locations external to the regions of heat exchange between the sensor and sample containers. The measured differential temperatures respond to the magnitude of the heat flow rate between the sensor and the sample... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080052033 - Method, apparatus and computer program product of aliasing discriminator for encoder interfaces: An improved encoder interface system, able to track absolute position at higher encoder velocities without aliasing. The device and related apparatus, method and computer program product can perform this operation without loss of precision or accuracy. The improved encoder interface system can predict the phase angle of the signal for... Agent: University Of Virginia Patent Foundation

20080052034 - System and method for rotational motion capture of a solid: A capture device of the orientation of a solid comprising a sensor of angular position, capable of being affixed to the solid and supplying a measuring datum related to a real orientation of the solid, wherein the sensor is sensitive to gravity/magnetic field; calculation means for generating test data independent... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080052035 - Three-dimensional measurement method and device: The invention relates to a method for the three-dimensional measurement of the co-ordinates of significant points of a part. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: producing a physical measurement standard (2) that is representative of the part to be measured; taking a measurement, in a meteorology laboratory,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080052036 - Information processing method, information processing apparatus and program: An information processing method, an information processing apparatus and a program can prevent errors from arising when associating point group data obtained by actually measuring an item such as a metal part and design data defining the item. The characteristic value representing the profile of a face of the design... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080052037 - Method and apparatus for monitoring unit depletion in an independent real-time mass storage unit system by using an estimated tare mass of the item: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for estimating, refining, and using the tare mass for an item to determine and monitor item depletion. In response to detecting an initial presence of an item in the storage unit, a controller collects data... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20080052038 - Method, system, program for determining frequency of updating database histograms: A method, system and computer program product for a database management system to be operatively coupled to a data processing system. The data processing system includes memory for storing a data table. The method, system and computer program product for determining frequency of updating a histogram of the data table.... Agent: Sughrue Mion PLLC Uspto Customer No With Ibm/svl

20080052039 - Methods and systems for detecting deviation of a process variable from expected values: In methods and systems that may facilitate detecting abnormal operation in a process plant, values of a process variable are analyzed to determine whether they significantly deviate from expected values. If there is a significant deviation, an indicator may be generated. Analyzing the process variable may include, for example, utilizing... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080052040 - State monitoring of machines and technical installations:

20080052041 - System and method for efficient and collective adjustment of sensor reporting ranges for long-lived queries: A system and method for providing energy-efficient support of continuous aggregate queries in a sensor network by efficiently orchestrating the collection and transmission of data gathered by a collective set of sensors to ensure conformance to a specified QoI bound. To ensure this, the sink communicates a potentially different value... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080052042 - Intake manifold tuning valve fuzzy logic diagnostic: A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a tuning valve of an intake manifold coupled to an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes: commanding the tuning valve to at least one of a closed and an opened position; computing an average deviation of manifold absolute pressure; determining an... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080052043 - System and method for change detection of information or type of data: A method is provided of determining the how information from any information system changes over time. WebPages A through WebPages Z with nodes A through Z, are located, where A through Z are integers. Timestamp values for each of a node from A through Z are retrieved. Timestamp values from... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20080052044 - Temperature and humidity monitoring for pharmacy shipping crate: A monitor device is attached onto or inside a shipping crate for pharmaceutical shipments and monitors the temperature and/or humidity within the crate in transit to identify whether the contents are safe or compromised. A keyboard/display on the device provides an ID code that the recipient enters into a computer... Agent: Bernhard P. Molldrem, Jr.

20080052045 - Method for determining the change of a signal, and an apparatus including a circuit arranged to implement the method: A method of estimating a change of a variable over a measurement window, comprising the steps of taking multiple samples of the variable during the measurement window, defining a weight to be associated with each sample, the weight varying as a function of position of the sample within the measurement... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080046182 - Integrated circuit with self-proofreading function, measuring device using the same and method for self-recording parameter: An integrated circuit (IC) with a self-proofreading function includes a micro control unit (MCU) and a one-time programmable (OTP) memory connected with the MCU. The OTP memory includes an instruction memory region for storing instructions and a parameter memory region for storing standard parameters for proofreading. The MCU computes a... Agent: Hdsl

20080046184 - Method for estimating forest inventory: A method of using remotely sensed data and ground measurements to accurately estimate forest inventories. The proposed method includes two complimentary components—an image processing component and a post processing component. The image processing component predicts a forest parameter of interest for one or more forest stands using the remotely sensed... Agent: J. Wiley Horton, Esquire Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20080046186 - Method to determine fluid phase distribution and quantify holdup in a wellbore: A method of determining fluid phase distribution comprises receiving a plurality of oriented probe data; grouping the oriented probe data based on a depth interval; processing the grouped probe data; and generating fluid phase distribution information based on the processed result.... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080046189 - Method for measuring the partially saturated fluid transport properties of an absorbent: A method for measuring the partially saturated fluid transport properties of an absorbent. The steps of the method are generating a physical spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a physical test environment, generating a virtual spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080046188 - Methods and products for error determination of drug dose in pharmaceutical mixtures: The present invention discloses a computer program and a method including an algorithm for computing the uncertainty of drug concentration in pharmaceutical dosage forms. The invention also provides a computer system, a website and an IC chip incorporating the program product. The invention determines the allowable sensitivity of the instruments... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080046192 - Polypepetide-encoding nucleotide sequences with refined translational kinetics and methods of making same: Provided are methods for creating a synthetic gene for expression in a host organism, by providing a data set representative of codon pair translational kinetics for the host organism which includes translational kinetics values of the codon pairs utilized by the host organism, providing a desired polypeptide sequence for expression... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080046191 - System, process and software arrangement for disease detection using genome wide haplotype maps: System, process and software arrangement produces high resolution, high accuracy, ordered, genome wide haplotyped maps from single molecule based approximate ordered maps and the location of genes responsible for genetic diseases are determined by performing an association study using a population of genome wide haplotyped maps. This can also be... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080046193 - Method and device for characterisation of multiple samples of one or various dispersions: The invention relates to a method and a device for the automatic determination of selected physical and colloidal chemistry parameters (for example, the grain size, the distribution of grain sizes, the hindrance function and indices of structural stability) by means of the determination of the attenuation of radiated waves through... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080046196 - System and method for monitoring a reciprocating compressor: A system and method enable monitoring of a mechanical condition of a reciprocating compressor. The compressor includes a compressor frame, a pressure chamber, and a pressure head. A plurality of tie bolts are secured between the compressor frame and the pressure chamber head. A sensor assembly is secured to one... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20080046199 - Method and apparatus for inspection of security articles: A method and apparatus for inspection of a security article (10) is provided in which a substantially collimated light beam (15) from a point light source (14) is directed onto a diffractive optical projection element (DOE) (11). The light beam is transformed by the DOE (11) into a patterned beam... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP.

20080046201 - Coriolis flowmeter: A Coriolis flow measuring device having: At least one exciter system, which causes at least one measuring tube flowed-through by a medium to oscillate; a first measured value pickup which is provided in the region of the inlet of the measuring tube and which outputs an entrance signal; a second... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080046202 - Method for designing an absorbent article: A method for designing an absorbent article. The steps of the method are generating a physical spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a physical test environment, generating a virtual spatial map of saturation of a fluid within an absorbent in a virtual test environment, identifying... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080046206 - Apparatus for digital measurement of quick break voltage and magnetic pulse duration: A Apparatus for Digital measurement of Quick break voltage and Magnetic pulse duration with microcontroller performs detection and measurement of both shot time (pulse duration) and quick break voltage, absolute value circuit makes detection polarity insensitive, allowing the magnetic pick up probe to be oriented either way in the customer's... Agent: Gregory James Falk

20080046210 - Method, device and program for setting a reference value for substrate inspection: Where substrates with components are produced through a series of production processes and inspected after each of these production processes, a method is provided for setting an optimum reference value for making judgments in these inspections such that the frequency of occurrence of disagreement between inspection results after an intermediate... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080046183 - Method for determining a map, device manufacturing method, and lithographic apparatus: A method according to one embodiment of the invention includes determining a map of a second part of a substrate belonging to a group of substrates. The method includes measuring a first part of at least one substrate belonging to the group to create an average profile map or average... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080046185 - Method and apparatus for processing an under-sampled chirped sinusoidal waveform using a complex-heterodyne: A method of processing data acquired by under-sampling a chirped, sinusoidal waveform comprises complex-heterodyning the under-sampled data with a chirped signal having characteristics similar to the sinusoidal waveform to generate a demodulated signal and analyzing the demodulated signal to determine characteristics of the sinusoidal waveform.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080046187 - Method, system and software arrangement for detecting or determining similarity regions between datasets: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided which can identify and provide local variations in regions of similarity among two or more data sets. These data sets may be represented as sequences such as, e.g., genomic sequences or words in a text. The local variations in similarity levels can be... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080046190 - Systems and methods for automated analysis of cells and tissues: Systems and methods for rapidly analyzing cell containing samples, for example to identify morphology or to localize and quantitate biomarkers are disclosed.... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20080046194 - Apparatus and method for elemental analysis of particles by mass spectrometry: An apparatus for elemental analysis of particles such as single cells or single beads by mass spectrometry is described. The apparatus includes means for particle introduction; means to vaporize, atomize and ionize elements associated with a particle; means to separate the ions according to their mass-to-charge ratio; means to detect... Agent: Torys LLP

20080046195 - Comparative analysis of a sample relative to a database: The comparative analysis of a sample, derived from a product, with respect to a database comprises the step of determining the class membership of the different characteristics (variables) describing the samples: are they characteristics common to the sample under test and the database, are they characteristics particular to the sample... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080046197 - Method and device for securely storing data: A method for transmitting data generated by a logger within a concrete mass and for displaying mechanical data to a device for outside the concrete mass. The method includes the step of sensing, processing, and recording the mechanical data generated by the logger within the concrete mass. The mechanical data... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080046198 - Overhead traveling vehicle testing and calibration: A method, system and test fixture for allowing testing and calibration of various operation parameters of an overhead traveling vehicle (hereinafter “OTV”) are disclosed. The invention implements a test fixture that includes a rotatable bearing set for rotatably engaging a wheel of the OTV such that the wheel can rotate... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20080046200 - Dynamic weight sensing and classification of vehicular occupants: Arrangement and method for classifying an occupying item in a seat includes at least one force sensor arranged to measure the force applied to the seat at time intervals, and a processor coupled to the force sensor(s) for receiving the force measurements therefrom. The processor analyzes the force measurements from... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080046203 - Multiphase coriolis flowmeter: A flowmeter is disclosed. The flowmeter includes a vibratable flowtube, and a driver connected to the flowtube that is operable to impart motion to the flowtube. A sensor is connected to the flowtube and is operable to sense the motion of the flowtube and generate a sensor signal. A controller... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080046204 - Power outage detection in a switched mode power supply: Generally, a DC/DC converter and its associated devices and processes are presented herein. The DC/DC converter may be a switched mode converter that includes a plurality of switching devices that couple between the first and second power supply rails. A transformer is coupled to the switching devices such that the... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080046205 - Intelligent electronic device having network access: An electric power meter is disclosed. The meter comprises means for digitally sampling voltage and current. The meter further comprises means for storing the digitally sampled voltage and current. The meter further comprises means for performing power calculations upon the digitally sampled voltage and current, and converting the calculations and... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/pml

20080046208 - Control device and analyzer: The present invention quickly resolves troubles in an analyzer and performs effective external quality control management. An analyzer (2) and a control device (1) are connected by a network (3). Error data and sample data taken from assay of a quality control substance are transmitted from the control device (1)... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080046209 - Method for estimating surface moisture content of wood chips: A method for estimating surface moisture content of wood chips for use in a pulp and paper production process comprises measuring chip surface moisture using an infrared surface moisture sensor, and adjusting a calibration of the surface moisture measured with a model using values of a set of optical parameters... Agent: Jean-claude Boudreau

20080046207 - Quantitative evaluation of a color filter: A quantitative evaluation of a color filter (10) in accordance with the capacity of said filter to restore hues comprises the use of a numerical color appearance model. Values of a perceptive attribute are calculated for hue samples (20), by simulating the observation of each of the samples through the... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080046211 - Method and system for calibrating an electrical device: In general, the present invention provides a method and system for calibrating an electrical device that utilizes a data networking protocol (e.g., 802.1X) over a power delivery network. Specifically, the present invention leverages information gathered and stored during the authentication and operation of the electrical device to determine whether the... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20080046212 - Calibration circuit: To include a first replica buffer that has substantially the same circuit configuration as a pull-up circuit which constitutes an output buffer and a second replica buffer that has substantially the same circuit configuration as a pull-down circuit which constitutes the output buffer. When a first calibration command ZQCS is... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080046213 - Method and system for detection and remediation of sensor degradation in a monitoring device: A method and system for detection and remediation of sensor degradation in a monitoring device is disclosed. The method comprises defining or selecting a monitor signal, and setting at least one monitor signal range bounded by one or more upper thresholds and one or more lower thresholds for detecting degradation... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080046214 - Sensor system: A sensor system includes a first measurement subsystem including a driver and a measurement component. The measurement component includes a set of sensors for generating complimentary signals representing each of one or more characteristics. The complimentary signals representing a characteristic include related error components. The driver is configured to accept... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080046215 - System and method for calculating chemical usage: A system and method of calculating chemical usage during a refilling of a supply tank, which includes the steps of providing a chemical system having a first supply tank of known capacity, wherein the tank is mounted upon an electronic scale. The scale is capable of generating a series of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080046216 - Managing supplied data: In a computing system environment, a data recipient manages entropy data supplied from an external data source despite not knowing or being certain about their trustworthiness or if such varies over time. Features relate to scoring the data and determining whether it meets or exceeds a predetermined policy score. One... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20080046217 - Method for spectral data classification and detection in diverse lighting conditions: The invention is a method of spectral data classification that uses the decoupling of target chromaticity and lighting or illumination chromaticity in spectral data and the sorting and selection of spectral bands by values of a merit function to obtain an optimized set of combinations of spectral bands for classification... Agent: Kang Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20080046218 - Visual summarization of activity data of a computing session: Architecture for tracking, capturing, and visually summarizing information related to user activities and interactions of a network or web computing session. Documents or pages accessed during the session are tracked and presented graphically as miniature images that illustrate a history of the session of documents deemed important by the user.... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080046220 - Autonomous vehicle chassis-mast attitude emulator: A defined vehicle path emulator system is described, which system is used for measuring the (Fmin) specification for a path on a concrete floor traversed by a vehicle with a specific wheel base. The (Fmin) system is in use to locate and report the magnitude deviations away from zero planar... Agent: Steven W. Webb

20080046219 - Integrated circuit with self-proofreading function and measuring device using the same: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a micro control unit (MCU), a one-time programmable (OTP) memory directly connected with the MCU, an electrical charge pump having an output port and an enable port connected to the MCU, and a switching circuit having a control port connected to the MCU, a first... Agent: Hdsl

20080040042 - Providing increased number of measurements and deeper depth of investigation from existing propagation resistivity tool hardware: Resistivity measurements are made with a propagation resistivity tool in a plurality of different modes wherein the antennas may be used as both transmitters or receivers. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20080040046 - Methods of associating an unknown biological specimen with a family: The present invention provides at least three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen originates from a member of a particular family. These methods compare DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to DNA profiles of more than one family member, which significantly increases the methods' identification ability. In particular,... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20080040047 - Systems and computer program products for probe set design: Systems and methods for using the same to design target probes sets are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080040049 - Optical system for measuring metabolism in a body, method and program: In the past, comparison of mean values or variances measured from multiple subjects with one another has been a mainstream of diagnostic support to be achieved using cerebral activity signals. However, in this case, it is hard to absorb individual differences, and the precision in a diagnostic support technology is... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080040050 - Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting sampling rates of mass spectrometers: A mass spectrometer includes an ion detector, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, and a decimator. The analog-to-digital (A/D) converter is configured to receive and sample an analog signal from the ion detector thereby providing a first plurality of samples at a first rate. The decimator is configured to receive the first... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080040051 - Prediction of stream composition and properties in near real time: The invention provides a method and means of predicting, in near real-time, the detailed chemical composition of major streams in a refinery, including those downstream from the crude distillation column. The dynamically updated feed characterizations can be derived in near real time from an assay database of current crude diet,... Agent: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company

20080040052 - Pump monitor: A monitor for a pump. The monitor includes a regulation mechanism to monitor input power delivered to the pump. An estimated output power is compared to the input power over a period of time by a data processor of the monitor. In this manner, the monitor may be employed to... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20080040053 - Inspection systems and methods of operation: A method for inspecting an object is provided. The method includes applying a pulsed excitation signal to the object and detecting a transient response signal to the pulsed excitation signal. The method also includes convolving the transient response signal with a plurality of orthogonal functions to generate a plurality of... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080040054 - System and method for analyzing lengths of branches of signal paths: A system for analyzing lengths of branches of signal paths is disclosed. The system includes: a signal path naming module for naming all signal paths of a PCB; a signal path group selecting module for selecting a group of signal paths to be analyzed from the database; a signal path... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080040055 - Methods and apparatuses for calibrating sensors: Methods and apparatuses to perform calibration of imprecise sensors for power monitoring in a data-processing system are described. The system includes a load coupled to one or more sensors. An electronic load changes a first input signal through one or more sensors by a predetermined amount. A difference in an... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080040058 - Method of setting reference data for inspection of fillets and inspection device using same: Reference data for automatically inspecting shapes of fillets formed on a substrate are set to an inspection device that illuminates the substrate from specified directions to generate an image. For each type of components mounted to the substrate, a database is prepared, registering sets of reference data corresponding to different... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080040061 - Data collection method, substrate processing apparatus, and substrate processing system: When measurement data collected with a specific sampling cycle by MCs from measuring instrument units are stored into a data storage means, a sampling control means adjusts the sampling cycle to a longer setting if the apparatus state is other than a substrate processing execution state (e.g., an idling state)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080040041 - Measuring device and method for measuring at least one environmental parameter: A process for measuring at least one environmental parameter with at least one sensor (7.1, 7.2, . . . ), wherein environmental parameters detected by the sensor are converted into measured values of physical variables and are retrievable via a long-distance data connection, is characterized in that the environmental parameters... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080040043 - Method and apparatus for quantitative determination of sediment physical properties of seabed and layered subbottom using single-channel seismic-reflection profiling data: A method for the quantitative characterization of a seabed sediment composition and a seabed's layered subbottom structure from at least one normal-incidence, single-channel reflection acoustic amplitude time series seismogram is disclosed. The method detects a plurality of reflections from subbottom interfaces in said seismograms, determines the traveltime, the polarity and... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080040045 - Methods of populating data structures for use in evolutionary simulations: In particular, this invention provides novel methods of populating data structures for use in evolutionary modeling. In particular, this invention provides methods of populating a data structure with a plurality of character strings. The methods involve encoding two or more a biological molecules into character strings to provide a collection... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080040044 - System for cell-based screening: The invention relates to an optical system for determining the distribution, environment, or activity of fluorescently labeled reporter molecules in cells for the purpose of screening large numbers of compounds for specific biological activity. The invention involves providing cells containing fluorescent reporter molecules in an array of locations and scanning... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080040048 - System, method and computer program for non-binary sequence comparison: A system and method for performing non-binary comparison of biological sequences includes a new measure ω0, which is a non-binary counting measure that is used in a stand alone module called VaSSA-1. This measure obtains substantially more information about sequences and comparisons between them than is gathered by conventional bioinformatics... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080040056 - Battery recharging and replacement system: A battery replacement system that is capable of detecting and measuring the remaining life in at least two batteries. When the system detects that the level of battery performance falls below a first predetermined range relative to overall battery life, the system defines a cluster of batteries and replaces the... Agent: Daniel B. Schein, Ph.d., Esq., Inc.

20080040057 - Method and apparatus for controlling multiple-wavelength-pumped raman amplifier and computer product: A multiple-wavelength-pumped Raman amplifier includes a control unit that controls, based on a relational expression associating an amount of fluctuation in a current signal light power at a signal input end, an amount of fluctuation in a current pumping light power at a pumping light input end, an amount of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080040060 - Measuring apparatus, testing apparatus, and electronic device: A measuring apparatus that measures signal-under-test of which signal level is changed at a predetermined bit time interval is provided. The measuring apparatus includes: a strobe timing generator that sequentially generates strobes arranged at substantially even time intervals; a level comparison section that detects the level of the signal-under-test at... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080040059 - Method for locating flaws, and a marking system: The present invention relates to a method and a marking system for locating flaws on a three-dimensional object (2), particularly on its surface, the defective points being detected and located using an optical picture-taking device (3,4). To locate a flaw with great accuracy, it is provided that the design data... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20080040062 - Methods and apparatus for calibrating distributed fiber temperature sensing system: Systems and methods for calibrating a temperature sensing system are disclosed. In one respect, a line may be placed in operative relation with a first reference cell and a second reference cell. The temperatures of the first and second reference cells may be adjusted. In one non-limiting example, the temperature... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20080040063 - Method for calibrating sensors: A method for calibrating a sensor, particularly a turbidity sensor in a domestic appliance, such as a dishwasher or washing machine, with the aid of reference values, comprising the determination of at least two measuring values.... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080040064 - Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection method: A surface inspection apparatus (1) for detecting a defect on a surface of a sample 2 by inspecting an image captured of the surface of the sample 2 under a prescribed optical condition, comprises: a defect detection unit 24 for detecting a defect appearing in the captured image by using... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080040065 - Diagnosis and troubleshooting for above-ground well systems: Systems and methods for diagnosing faults in well servicing operations and determining appropriate remedial action to remedy such faults. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It... Agent: Guy Mcclung # 114

20080040066 - Thermal response correction system: A model of a thermal print head is provided that models the thermal response of thermal print head elements to the provision of energy to the print head elements over time. The amount of energy to provide to each of the print head elements during a print head cycle to... Agent: Polaroid Corporation Patent Department

20080040067 - Method and apparatus for detecting heat sink faults: Detecting, predicting, and diagnosing faults in a cooling system. According to one embodiment, a heat sink is in thermal contact with a heat-generating electronic component. When a temperature differential between the electronic component and the heat sink exceeds a set point, a fault signal is generated. The set point may... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080040068 - Gyro based alignment system: A gyroscope, in one embodiment a ring laser gyro, is used in an alignment measuring device for checking and adjusting alignment of a vehicle. The device includes an “x” and a “y” digital inclinometer working in concert with the gyroscope to measure various angle related to vehicle alignment.... Agent: Douglas W Rudy Law Offices Of Douglas W. Rudy, LLC

20080040069 - Manufacturable micropositioning system: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods of position sensing that use a sensing target with a pattern of features thereupon, and to positioning modules and systems that position functional elements using such position sensing systems. A position sensing system includes an encoding module and a processing... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080040070 - Position indicator for a blowout preventer: At least one self-powered light source is mounted on the tail rod of a BOP to provide an indication of the position of the ram of the BOP. The light source moves back and forth with the ram actuating piston of the BOP. Opposite the light source is a light-receiving... Agent: Tim Cook

20080040071 - Mapping systems and methods: Improved systems and methods for mapping are provided. In one embodiment, a system for mapping is provided. The system comprises a rangefinder adapted to output range measurements; an inertial sensor adapted to capture inertial measurements including inertial forces acting on the rangefinder and the attitude of the rangefinder; and a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080040072 - Calendar for electronic device: A calendar for an electronic device includes suitable programming so that the calendar is displayed on two or more electronic devices, such as computers. Programming of the calendar is operable so that when someone at one of the electronic devices alters a calendar item, an animation corresponding to such alteration... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080040073 - Field device: A field device for monitoring an operating state of an electrical engineering installation, in particular a transformer substation or a switching substation, having an evaluation device, which evaluates input signals, which are present on the input side and relate to the electrical engineering installation, on the basis of predetermined criteria... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080040074 - Retrieving performance data from devices in a storage area network: A system and method for retrieving performance data from different devices in a storage area network (SAN) use a performance interface to communicate with different types of SAN devices in a heterogeneous SAN environment. The performance interface instructs a device plug-in (DPI) associated with each SAN device to retrieve performance... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080040075 - System, method and software program for managing, documenting and analyzing water damage restoration procedures: A computer-based system, and a computer readable program for use in a computer, for managing a drying procedure performed at a structure. A graphical user interface displays data input forms that when completed by the user record information relating to the structure, including data that establishes the locations in which... Agent: Brian M. Dingman Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP

20080040076 - Geospatial modeling system for separating foliage data from building data based upon noise filtering operations and related methods: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial model database for extracting ground data from foliage and building data, performing at least one noise filtering operation on the foliage and building data comprising at least one sum of... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20080040077 - Hybrid diversity method utilizing adaptive diversity function: A method of recovering unknown aberrations in an optical system includes collecting intensity data produced by the optical system, generating an initial estimate of a phase of the optical system, iteratively performing a phase retrieval on the intensity data to generate a phase estimate using an initial diversity function corresponding... Agent: Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center

20080040078 - Method and apparatus for improving noise discrimination in multiple sensor pairs: Noise discrimination in signals from a plurality of sensors is conducted by enhancing the phase difference in the signals such that off-axis pick-up is suppressed while on-axis pick-up is enhanced. Alternatively, attenuation/expansion are applied to the signals in a phase difference dependent manner, consistent with suppression of off-axis pick-up and... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080040079 - Methods and systems for detecting noise in a position sensor using minor shifts in sensing frequency: Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting noise in a touchpad or other sensor that produces an output in response to a stimulus that is applied at or near a sensing region. According to various embodiments, a carrier signal is applied to the sensing region at two or more... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (syna)

20080033651 - Freeze forecasting device for hot water heating apparatus and hot water heating apparatus: A freeze forecasting device for a hot water heating apparatus, for forecasting a possibility of freeze of water in a water passage circuit due to reduction in outside air temperature at a forecast target time on a forecast target day, the device comprising: a clock portion for automatically computing current... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080033653 - Drilling system powered by energy-harvesting sensor: A method and system is provided for determining the value of an attribute of ambient energy at a drilling assembly at the bottom of a borehole. Ambient energy includes kinetic energy, hydraulic energy and thermal energy. Attributes include vibration frequency spectrum, pressure difference, and temperature difference. The method uses energy... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080033654 - Correction of multi-component measurements for tool eccentricity in deviated wells: Measurements made by a multi-component induction logging tool are corrected for tool eccentricity in a deviated borehole. The eccentricity angle is determined from single frequency skin-effect corrected data and is then used to correct multifrequency data. Multifrequency focusing is then applied to the corrected multifrequency data. An inversion is then... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20080033655 - Seismic acquisition and filtering: An iterative process is described for obtaining a finite impulse filter to remove noise from seismic data through an iterative process with constraints on the filter applied in both, the original space-time and the transform frequency wave number at each iteration step.... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080033657 - System and methods for scoring images of a tissue micro array: A system for analyzing tissue samples, that generally comprises, a storage device for at least temporarily storing one or more images of one or more cells, wherein the images comprise a plurality of channels; and a processor that is adapted to determine the extent to which a biomarker may have... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080033666 - Method, apparatus, and system for monitoring amount of liquid poured from liquid containers: Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for monitoring liquid consumption at one or more establishments. At each establishment, the system includes one or more spouts and a local computer. Each spout is mounted on a liquid container. Also, each spout generates data regarding the amount of liquid poured... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20080033672 - Quantum resonance interferometry for detecting signals: A computer-implemented method for signal analysis includes receiving a first signal, receiving a second signal, coupling the first signal with a first function generated from a first quantum mechanical system to generate a first tunneling rate, coupling the second signal with a second function generated from a second quantum mechanical... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080033674 - Detecting and diagnosing faults in hvac equipment: A method and system detects and diagnoses faults in heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. Internal state variables of the HVAC equipment are measured under external driving conditions. Expected internal state variables are predicted for the HVAC equipment operating under the external driving conditions using a locally weighted regression... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20080033678 - Method and apparatus for testing delay lines: Disclosed is a circuit for testing a delay module. An output of a ring oscillator formed with the delay module is transmitted to a counter. The counter generates a plurality of counts, each count associated with a setting of control lines of the delay module. One of the plurality of... Agent: Law Office Of Jeffrey M. Weinick, LLC

20080033650 - Method & apparatus for the stabilization of spectrometric transducers: The invention provides a method for stabilising a spectrometric transducer for an optical spectrum measuring instrument by obtaining an instantaneous central wavelength of a thermally controlled tunable filter of the instrument, calibrating for a selected ambient temperature, determining a heat variance of the filter and controlling the filter to compensate... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20080033652 - Determining and displaying the geographic location of articles: A method determines and displays the geographic location of a plurality of articles. At least one geographic location of each of the plurality of articles is determined. The determining includes extracting entities of the article, determining which extracted entities are places entities, determining a geographic location of each of the... Agent: Elliot Furman

20080033656 - Processing a seismic monitor survey: A technique includes accessing seismic data that is associated with seismic measurements taken from a reservoir and a surrounding rock mass at a given time. Based on a velocity model developed from a predicted change in the reservoir and surrounding rock mass occurring from a prior to the given time,... Agent: Westerngeco, L.L.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080033658 - Computer systems and methods for selecting subjects for clinical trials: Computers, computer program products, and methods for identifying a plurality of subjects for a clinical trial are provided. A candidate set of molecular profiles in a stored plurality of molecular profiles are identified. Each such profile has measurements for a discriminating set of cellular constituents that match the measurements of... Agent: Jones Day

20080033659 - Structure based alignment and clustering of proteins (stralcp): Disclosed are computational methods of clustering a set of protein structures based on local and pair-wise global similarity values. Pair-wise local and global similarity values are generated based on pair-wise structural alignments for each protein in the set of protein structures. Initially, the protein structures are clustered based on pair-wise... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20080033660 - System and method for magnifying an immune response: The present application relates, in general, to a system and/or method for detection and/or treatment.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080033661 - Method and apparatus for monitoring anesthesia drug dosages, concentrations, and effects using n-dimensional representations of critical functions: A method, system and apparatus for the monitoring, diagnosis and evaluation of the state of a dynamic system is disclosed. This method and system provides the processing means for receiving sensed and/or simulated data, converting such data into a displayable object format and displaying such objects in a manner such... Agent: Baker & Associates PLLC

20080033662 - Method and apparatus for de-convoluting a convoluted spectrum: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems, and apparatus suitable for performing a survey scan of one or more analytes or labeled fragments of analytes to obtain a convoluted spectrum and to de-convolute the convoluted spectrum using, for example, a mass spectrometer and associated processing system.... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080033663 - Spectrum searching method that uses non-chemical qualities of the measurement: In one form of the invention, there is provided a method for determining the most likely composition of a sample, comprising: obtaining data from a sample, wherein the data comprises a representation of a measured spectrum; determining the precision state of the representation of the measured spectrum; providing a plurality... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080033664 - Device and method for inspecting for flaw on surface of work: A device for inspecting for minute flaws upon the outer surface of journal or pin portions of a crank shaft comprises a main device 12 and a control device 14. The main device 12 brings a gauge head 56, which can freely move forwards and backwards along a Y axis... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080033665 - Method for detecting mechanical features of a material and apparatus that carries out this method: A method for detecting mechanical features of a material, in particular a metal material, provides a preliminary step where a database is created containing a finite number of reference curves (P,h) (52). Such curves are obtained using a finite elements analysis and reproduce the trend of the applied force (P)... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080033667 - Detecting incomplete fill of biosensors: A method of detecting incomplete filling of an electrochemical biosensor by collecting a series of electrical current values when a constant electrical potential is applied across the working and counter electrodes during a preliminary burn period. The slope of a line determined by linear regression based on the series of... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080033668 - System for delivering propane or other consumable liquid to remotely located storage tanks: An improved system for delivering propane or other consumable liquid to remotely located storage tanks including a novel combination of remote monitoring of customer tanks and an improved method of using the remote monitoring data to optimally schedule deliveries, improve safety, and more efficiently operate a propane dealership. More accurate... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20080033669 - Cyclic time averaging for machine monitoring: A cyclic time averaging method is directed at processing time-domain vibration data of the machine to produce an averaged time waveform over a selected cyclic time period. It is not necessary to employ a triggering signal to obtain the averaged time waveform.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080033670 - System and method for detecting a device requiring power: A system and technique for detecting a device that requires power is implemented with a power detection station. The power detection system includes a detector having an output and a return which are coupled together by the device when the device requires power. The detector includes a word generator for... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080033671 - Method and device for measuring physical variables using piezoelectric sensors and a digital integrator: A method for measuring physical variables using piezoelectric sensors, which generate an input voltage (Ie) for an amplifier is provided. The voltage is fed from the amplifier to a digital integrator.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080033673 - Photon detector: A photon detector has a photocathode for the photon-induced triggering of measuring electrons. Spatial position information is supplied by an at least one-dimensional electron-detector pixel array. An electron optics unit serves for guiding the measuring electrons to the array. Each pixel (19) has an electronic converter unit (20) for converting... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080033675 - Method of inspecting integrated circuits during fabrication: A method, system and a computer program product for inspecting integrated circuit chips during fabrication. The method including: selecting an integrated circuit chip at a selected level of fabrication; determining coordinates of potential failures of the integrated circuit chip based on one or more risk of failure analyses performed ancillary... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080033676 - System and method for sorting data: A method and apparatus that enables a user to sort data from one or more sample lots, which may be obtained via a network, such as the Internet, into a composite parameter structure. The composite parameter structure is a function of one or more parameters corresponding to one or more... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080033677 - Methods and system for compensating for spatial cross-talk: An embodiment generally relates to a method of processing signals. The method includes providing for a plurality of filters, where each filter is configured to process an associated dye. The method also includes determining a residual error for at least one filter during dye amplification and modifying the at least... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20080033679 - Acceleration measuring device: The present invention relates to an acceleration measuring device capable of acquiring the offset for correcting the output of a triaxial acceleration sensor. The invention is provided with an acceleration sensor for detecting the acceleration in a triaxial direction, a data acquisition portion for acquiring the triaxial output data, a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080033680 - Method and machine for determining a space coordinate of a measurement point on a measurement object: A measurement point is approached with a probe head arranged on a displacement mechanism having at least two supports. An actual difference value between the displacement positions of a first and a second support is determined. A static difference value representing is provided and subtracted from the actual difference, in... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080033681 - User interface system and method: The present invention includes an electronic test instrument system, an electronic test instrument, a mobile device and associated methods for testing and interfacing with a system under test. The electronic test instrument system includes an electronic test instrument, a wireless coupler, and a mobile device connectable to the electronic test... Agent: V. Gerald Grafe, Esq.

20080033682 - System and method for performing processing in a testing system: A system and method is provided for performing processing in a test system. A flexible platform may be provided for developing test programs for performing automated testing. In one such platform, the tester and its instruments are isolated from the tester operating system, permitting any tester operating system to be... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20080033683 - Examining a structure formed on a semiconductor wafer using machine learning systems: A structure formed on a semiconductor wafer is examined by obtaining a first diffraction signal measured from the structure using an optical metrology device. A first profile is obtained from a first machine learning system using the first diffraction signal obtained as an input to the first machine learning system.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080033684 - Autonomous vehicle rapid development testbed systems and methods: Systems and methods for development testing of vehicles and components are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a position reference system and a command and control architecture. The position reference system is configured to repetitively measure one or more position and motion characteristics of one or more vehicles operating... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080033685 - Portable diagnostic handset: A portable diagnostic device. The portable diagnostic device includes a housing, a processor located within the housing, an input device located on the housing and coupled to the processor, and a display screen located on the housing and coupled to the processor. The processor includes a microbrowser module configured for... Agent: Attn: Roger T. Frost Merchant & Gould LLC

20080033686 - Method and system to develop a process improvement methodology: A method to create an instance of a defect-based production and testing process analysis machine (DPTPAM) provides continual process improvement based on foundational questions and classified defect data. The method includes the following steps: obtaining domain specific questions; developing a domain specific classification scheme that supports the answering of the... Agent: Michael Buchenhorner, P.A.

20080033687 - Analyzing apparatus: Small analyzing apparatus such as a spectrophotometer and a portable liquid chromatograph are generally used without an external computer for analytical processing connected. The present invention provides an analyzing apparatus of this kind for producing an analysis report easily and quickly based on analysis data. An analyzing apparatus according to... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080033688 - Measuring analyzer: A measuring analyzer for analyzing physiological sensor data provided by sensors (4, 4′) with an analyzing unit (2), which generates measured data from the sensor data according to a mathematical relationship, with a display unit (3) for displaying the measured data, wherein an adaptation means (5) is provided, in which... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080033689 - Method for determining a running condition by spatial harmonic analysis of speed: The invention concerns a method for determining the running condition of a member rotating on a surface, said method comprising the initial process which is consists in performing a spatial frequency analysis of the rotational speed of the member so as to identify at least one frequency window not including... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080033690 - Method and machine for determining a space coordinate of a measurement point on a measurement object: For determining a space coordinate of a measurement point on a measuring object, the measurement point is approached with a probe head arranged on a displacement mechanism having at least two supports movable parallel to one another. Each support is moved by its own drive. The space coordinate of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080033691 - Method for improving the localisation of a target in regard of a sensor: The present invention relates to a method to locate a target in regard of a sensor, comprising the steps of collecting the outputs of a capacitive sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes and combining said outputs so as to obtain a signal representative of the distance separating said target from... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080033692 - Determining fleet matching problem and root cause issue for measurement system: Methods, systems and program products are disclosed for determining whether a measurement system under test (MSUT) matches a fleet including at least one other measurement system. The invention implements realistic parameters for analyzing a matching problem including single tool precision, tool-to-tool non-linearities and tool-to-tool offsets. A bottom-line tool matching precision... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20080033693 - Diagnostic device for use in process control system: The diagnostic device comprises a receiving means for receiving process variable values (x(t)) of a process variable of a process medium of a process, a measurement processing means for extracting and recording measurement statistics data from such process variable values, which are measured during a measuring phase, a training processing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080033694 - Energy efficient achievement of integrated circuit performance goals: A system and method for meeting performance goals in an electronic system in an energy efficient manner. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise operating an electrical circuit at a current level of performance and a current level of energy efficiency by providing the electrical circuit with electrical power... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080033695 - Abnormality diagnosing system for mechanical equipment: Provided are an envelope processor 103, for obtaining an envelope for a detected signal; a FFT unit 104, for converting the envelope into a frequency spectrum; a peak detector 105, for smoothing the frequency spectrum by calculating a moving average, for further performing smoothing and differentiation for the spectrum, and... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080033696 - Method and system for calculating performance parameters for a processor: A method of calculating utilization and bottleneck performance parameters of a processing unit within a graphical processing unit (GPU). The utilization is a measure of a percentage that the processing unit is utilized over a draw call execution time. The bottleneck is the sum of the time period that the... Agent: Nvidia C/o Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP

20080033697 - Spout for dispensing liquid from a liquid container: Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for monitoring liquid consumption at one or more establishments. At each establishment, the system includes one or more spouts and a local computer. Each spout is mounted on a liquid container. Also, each spout generates data regarding the amount of liquid poured... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20080033698 - Leakage location methods: A method of determining the location and/or amplitude of a leakage signal from a network includes measuring at various times and locations leakage believed to be associated with the leakage signal and constructing a data base of leakages and associated locations. Leakage signal values are selected from the data base.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP