Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions 11/08

20080294344 - Angular position sensor for a downhole tool: Aspects of this invention include a downhole tool having an angular position sensor disposed to measure the relative angular position between first and second members disposed to rotate about a common axis. A plurality of magnetic field sensors are deployed about the second member and disposed to measure magnetic flux... Agent: W-h Energy Services, Inc.

20080294343 - Gravity zaimuth measurement at a non-rotting housing: Aspects of this invention include methods for surveying a subterranean borehole. In one exemplary aspect, a change in borehole azimuth between first and second longitudinally spaced gravity measurement sensors may be determined directly from gravity measurements made by the sensors and a measured angular position between the sensors. The gravity... Agent: W-h Energy Services, Inc.

20080294345 - Method for determining attributes associated with net-sand thickness: The present invention provides a method for determining net-sand thickness and net-reservoir volume over a broad range of gross sand thickness in a target zone. A net-resource attribute is designed to estimate net-sand thickness based upon the inner product of the determined probe function and the segment of the seismic... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080294346 - Method for identifying and removing multiples for imaging with beams: The present invention incorporates the use of model-driven and data-driven methodologies to attenuate multiples in seismic data utilizing a prediction model which includes multiply-reflected, surface-related seismic waves. The present invention includes beam techniques and convolving a predicted multiples beam with a segment of a modeled pegleg beam to obtain a... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080294347 - Method of and apparatus for processing seismic data: A method of acquiring or processing multi-component seismic data obtained from seismic signals propagating in a medium, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a first portion of the seismic data in which the first arrival contains only upwardly propagating seismic energy above the seafloor; and determining a first calibration... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20080294348 - Biological information measurement device and method of measuring biological information suitable for regular measurement of biological information: A biological information measurement device stores, in a storage unit, biological data representing data of calculated biological information and measurement date data in association with each other. The biological information measurement device displays, as measurement frequency specifying information, information for specifying frequency of day(s) when the measurement was conducted, in... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080294351 - Method for predicting secondary structure of nucleic acid sequence, a predictor for secondary structure of nucleic acid sequence and a predicting program for predicting secondary structure of nucleic acid sequence: b

20080294350 - Performing data analysis on clinical data: Reference intervals are established and/or validated based on existing clinical data and exclusion criteria, such as diagnosis coding. A Reference Interval Test Engine is designed to statistically analyze large volumes of existing clinical lab test results to establish and evaluate reference intervals for specific population subgroups and/or to provide other... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080294349 - Quantitative evaluation and image analysis of choroidal neovascular membrane and other retinal and subretinal lesions: The present invention can be a method to allow a user to extract and calculate objective data in a reproducible indicator of the initial evaluation, progression or regression of the activity of choroidal neovascularization or other retinal and subretinal lesions summarized as a single number. The method can be applied... Agent: Dusty Gwinn A & G Intellectual Property Group, LLC

20080294353 - Method and apparatus for calculating the separation time of arcing contacts of a high-volume switchgear: A method and an apparatus for calculating the separation time of the arcing contacts of a high-voltage switchgear which is operatively coupled to a synchronous switching device and to an auxiliary switch having auxiliary contacts operatively connected to the arcing contacts. During execution of a predefined test condition the separation... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Department-4u6

20080294352 - System for estimating the maximum adherence coefficient by measuring stresses in a tire tread: A system for estimating the maximal grip coefficient μ in the contact area of a tire on a road. A tire tread is fitted with at least one tread sensor for measuring at least the tangential stresses which the tread experiences locally when the tire rolls on the ground. a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080294354 - System and method for detecting structural damage: A system and method for detecting structural damage is provided that utilizes a general order perturbation methodology involving multiple perturbation parameters. The perturbation methodology is used iteratively in conjunction with an optimization method to identify the stiffness parameters of structures using natural frequencies and/or mode shape information. The stiffness parameters... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080294355 - Tire lateral force determination in electrical steering systems: A method for calculation of the lateral force in a motor vehicle with an electromechanical or electrohydraulic steering system is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: firstly a steering column force is recorded, from which a total restoring torque is calculated. The total restoring torque comprises restoring torques generated... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080294356 - Self-orienting embedded in-situ flux system: A fluid flux measurement system that includes a heated element fluid flow sensor that is capable of being repositioned relative to a mean fluid flux direction is disclosed. The repositioning may be performed by a motor interconnected to the heated element fluid flow sensor. The heated element fluid flow sensor... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080294358 - Impedance-estimation methods, modeling methods, articles of manufacture, impedance-modeling devices, and estimated-impedance monitoring systems: An impedance estimation method includes measuring three or more impedances of an object having a periphery using three or more probes coupled to the periphery. The three or more impedance measurements are made at a first frequency. Three or more additional impedance measurements of the object are made using the... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20080294357 - Risk assessment of metal vapor arcing: A method for assessing metal vapor arcing risk for a component is provided. The method comprises acquiring a s current variable value associated with an operation of the component; comparing the current variable value with a threshold value for the variable; evaluating compared variable data to determine the metal vapor... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20080294359 - Method and device for testing communication circuits: A novel method for testing a communications circuit is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: (a) connecting an internal balanced circuit to a well-balanced resistor network; (b) measuring a first plurality of real and imaginary components of the voltages with the internal balanced circuit connected to the well-balanced resistor... Agent: Manuel F. De La Cerra

20080294360 - Method for detecting the loss of one or more phases in a permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor: The present invention relates to a method implemented in a speed controller (1) to detect a loss of one phase, two phases or three phases in a three-phase permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), running or stopped at rest, said controller executing a control in closed loop operation. The method consists in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080294361 - Intelligent execution system for the monitoring and execution of vaccine manufacturing: Intelligent execution systems and methods thereof used to monitor and execute a vaccine manufacturing process are disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods and systems provide a means to perform validation and quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby vaccine manufacturers can achieve data and product integrity and ultimately minimize cost.... Agent: Shane M. Popp Smp Logic Systems LLC

20080294362 - Calibration method and calibration manager: A calibration manager comprises means for receiving information relating to the calibration of at least one component. Means for setting a trigger condition for executing a calibration in dependence on said received information is provided. Means are provided for executing said calibration in dependence on said trigger condition.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080294363 - System and method for characterizing color separation misregistration utilizing a broadband multi-channel scanning module: A system and method for characterizing color separation misregistration of a multi-color printing system utilizing a broadband multi-channel scanning module, such as an RGB scanner, are provided. The system and method include generating a spectral reflectance data structure corresponding to a broadband multi-channel scanning module. The spectral reflectance data structure... Agent: Xerox Corporation (cdfs)

20080294364 - Two-dimensional lattice calibrating device, two-dimensional lattice calibrating method, two-dimensional lattice calibrating program and recording medium: A two-dimensional lattice calibrating device includes: a measuring unit that measures respective positions of marks for each of a plurality of measurement dispositions; a simultaneous-equations generating unit that generates simultaneous equations for acquiring deviations of the plurality of marks using a coordinate relational equation and a least-squares conditional equation that... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080294365 - Eliminating inline positional errors for four-point resistance measurement: A method for calculating correction factors for reducing positional errors in resistance measurements using a probe having four probe arms includes: positioning the probe anus to contact a test sample; selecting a first set of first and second probe arms and a second set of third and fourth probe arms;... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20080294366 - Sensor fusion using self evaluating process sensors: A measurement processing system is disclosed for fusing measurement data from a set of independent self-validating (SEVA™) process sensors monitoring the same real-time measurand in order to generate a combined best estimate for the value, uncertainty and measurement status of the measurand. The system also provides consistency checking between the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080294367 - Method for measuring the position of a mark in a deflector system: The present invention relates to a method for determining the coordinates of an arbitrarily shaped pattern in a deflector system. The method basically comprises the steps of: moving the pattern in a first direction (X), calculating the position of the edge of the pattern by counting the number of micro... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080294368 - System and method for calculating the internal volume of a solid model: A system, method, and computer program for calculating internal volume of a solid model, comprising selecting a seed cube that is internal to a solid model; determining a plurality of surrounding cubes surrounding said seed cube; and calculating a boundary volume from said plurality of surrounding cubes, and appropriate means... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080294369 - Roundness measuring device, method and program for measuring roundness: A roundness measuring device includes: an eccentric position calculation unit calculating, based on a measured distance and a measured angle, a distance between a axis of the measured object and a rotation axis as an eccentric distance, and calculating an angle formed between the detection line and a line segment... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080294370 - Global overweight and obesity preventing and tracking system and method: An obesity preventing and tracking system, the system comprising: at least one in-building overweight and obesity preventing module for collecting anthropometry information from a person at a fixed location in order to forecast and prevent development of an obesity condition; and/or at least one on-board vehicle overweight and obesity preventing... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080294371 - Errors-in-variables data processing including essential weighting of mapped path-oriented deviations with normal component discrimination: Representations of data inversions are generated by alternate forms of maximum likelihood estimating which are rendered in correspondence with dependent coordinate mappings of path-oriented displacements. The dependent coordinate mappings are alternately considered to represent either path coincident deviations, path-oriented data-point projections. Normal displacements are rendered in normalized coordinates as a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080294374 - Principal component analysis based fault classification: Principle Component Analysis (PCA) is used to model a process, and clustering techniques are used to group excursions representative of events based on sensor residuals of the PCA model. The PCA model is trained on normal data, and then run on historical data that includes both normal data, and data... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080294372 - Projection facility within an analytic platform: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for using an analytic platform to obtain a projection. A core information matrix may be developed for data set, where the core information matrix may include regions representing the statistical characteristics of alternative projection techniques that may be applied to... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080294373 - System, software and method for estimating the glycemic load of foods: A system, software and a method for estimating the Glycemic Load of foods are provided. A multivariate statistical analysis is performed on a known data set of Glycemic Load values for foods to yield a mathematical relationship that best fits the data. The mathematical relationship is then used to calculate... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080294375 - Method and device for selecting multimedia items, portable preference storage device: A method of automatically selecting an item (e.g. s3) from a set (S) of items involves using item properties to determine weighing factors. The weighing factors are then used to produce a preference distribution having sections, the relative sizes of which correspond with the respective weighing factor. A random number... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080294376 - System and method for predicting medical condition: In one embodiment, a method of deriving probability of a medical condition is provided. The method comprises obtaining a first medical data corresponding to a first medical subject from at least one medical information system, obtaining a second medical data corresponding to the first medical subject from an electronic data... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20080294378 - Image analysis processes and methods for the evaluation of tampon performance: A method for the study and evaluation of the performance of medical devices in vivo is disclosed. The medical devices are preferably tampons that are observed and evaluated in the vaginal cavities of women during their menstrual cycles in order to obtain data relative to tampon performance for the improvement... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20080294377 - Method for automatic detection of operational performance data of reading systems: To detect operational performance data of reading systems images of the delivery surfaces featuring the delivery addresses are stored together with associated reading results. Relevant delivery address the images stored in the performance data memory under the respective delivery characteristic are video coded, and the coding result are stored in... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20080294379 - On-board performance monitor and power control system: A system and method for controlling performance and/or power based on monitored performance characteristics. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first circuit module that receives electrical power. A second circuit module may monitor one or more performance characteristics of the first circuit module... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080294380 - Battery characteristic simulating apparatus: A battery characteristic simulating apparatus is improved which is capable of supplying electric power for simulating a battery characteristic of a battery to a battery-driven type electronic appliance. The battery characteristic simulating apparatus is featured by that a voltage/current generating unit; a voltage/current measuring unit; a characteristic data acquiring unit;... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080294381 - Pull planning for unserviceable parts in connection with on-demand repair planning: In one embodiment, planning repairs in response to demand in a multi-level repair network includes accessing a forecasted demand for serviceable parts at a repair location and, for each inspected unserviceable part at the location that is not repairable at the location: (1) planning a move of the part to... Agent: I2 Technologies Us, Inc.

20080294382 - Method and apparatus for pump fault prediction: Example embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for pump fault prediction. A method of predicting a pump fault according to example embodiments may include collecting data in real time for qualitative variables associated with a pump and a corresponding semiconductor fabricating process, wherein the pump is configured to create... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080294383 - Mobile device throughput testing: The instant invention is a program applet that can be loaded onto mobile devices and directly interfaces with the operating system and automated test scripts. The program applet is capable of initiating the required transfer and will provide information regarding the progress of the transfer such that a test client... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20080294384 - Providing event-controlled continuous logging for a mobile operating environment: Providing for event-controlled continuous logging for a mobile operating environment is described herein. For instance, collection of mobile device operating system (OS) log data can be initiated and terminated as a result of one or more predetermined events. The events can both trigger collection as well as terminate collection of... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080294385 - Signal processing device for systems in differential configuration: The general field of the invention is that of signal measurement and processing devices comprising two systems allowing a signal and its opposite to be simultaneously received at the input and two signals able to take polynomial form, as a function of the input signals, to be returned. The device... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080294386 - Method and device for interference suppression in electromagnetic multi-channel measurement: The present invention recognises and eliminates from a biomagnetic measurement signal interferences whose source is disposed in the direct vicinity of an object being measured. The invention utilises the SSS method that can be used to separate from one another the signals associated with the internal and external sources of... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080288170 - System and method for aligning a railroad signaling system: A system is provided for aligning a railroad signal. The system includes at least one tilt device and at least one directional device to measure the respective tilt and direction of the railroad signal, and at least one controller coupled to the tilt device and the directional device. The controller... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080288171 - Dual standoff resistivity imaging instrument, methods and computer program products: A resistivity imaging apparatus includes: a first sensor electrode disposed on an electrode pad and positioned at a first standoff; a second sensor electrode disposed on the electrode pad and adjacent the first sensor electrode, the second sensor electrode positioned at a second standoff; and a return electrode disposed on... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP- Baker Atlas

20080288172 - Simulation method and apparatus for determining subsidence in a reservoir: A reservoir simulator first estimates rock displacement parameters (u, v, and w) representing rock movement in the x, y, and z directions. When the rock displacement parameters (u, v, w) are determined, “εx,y,z” (the ‘x,y,z elongation strains’) and “γxy,yz,xz” (the ‘shear strains’) are determined since “εx,y,z” and “γxy,yz,xz” are function... Agent: Osha . Liang L.L.P. / Slb

20080288173 - Seismic attributes for reservoir localization: A method and system for processing three component seismic data includes determining a covariance data matrix from three component seismic data for each of a plurality of time periods to obtain eigenvectors and eigenvalues. One or more seismic attributes are calculated from the eigenvectors and eigenvalues for each of a... Agent: Spectraseis Ag

20080288176 - Development of prodrugs possessing a nitric oxide donor diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate noiety using in vitro/in silico predictions: The present invention provides a method of using a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model to select a prodrug molecule (NO—X) comprising a therapeutic agent X (e.g. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, (NSAID)) and an appropriate nitric oxide donor NO. The NSAID can be a non-selective or selective cyclooxygenase inhibitor or other biocompatible compound comprising... Agent: Law Offices Of Albert Wai-kit Chan, PLLC

20080288175 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program: An information processing apparatus is disclosed which processes information about a network including a plurality of nodes representative of cellular molecules, the information processing apparatus including a detection section configured to detect from the network a node group corresponding to a switch pattern including at least two nodes potentially constituting... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080288174 - Method for identifying the function of a gene: Described is a method for determining the function of a gene. This method involves determining the amount of transcript for each of a set of candidate genes in samples taken from different phenotypic and/or genotypic states of an organism and determining the amount of each of a plurality of metabolites... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080288179 - Normalization of data: Methods for normalizing output from an instrument employing a reference standard or non-fluorescing substance disposed within at least one of a plurality of reaction chambers. The method comprises collecting and analyzing a signal associated with the reference standard or non-fluorescing substance to determine a normalizing bias. The normalizing bias is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080288177 - Pharacogenetic method for prediction of the efficacy of methotrexate monotherapy in recent-onset arthritis: Pharmacogenetic methods for determining a predicting responsiveness to antifolate therapy for subjects that present with recent-onset undifferentiated arthritis. The methods are based on the determination of a set of clinical parameter values and determining a predicted responsiveness to antifolate therapy by correlating the parameter values with predefined responsiveness values associated... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080288178 - Sequencing system with memory: The present teachings provide a device including a memory. According to various embodiments, the memory is readable, writable, and rewritable. The present teachings further provide processing stations, e.g., for carrying out electrophoresis, pcr, genetic analysis, sample preparation, and/or sample cleanup, etc., that are capable of reading from and/or writing/rewriting to... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080288180 - Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in a medical communication system: Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080288181 - Multiphase flow meter and data system: A multiphase flow meter and data system including a volumetric flow meter, a multiphase density sensor, and a data center interconnected to the volumetric flow meter, and the multiphase density sensor. The multiphase density sensor has piping with a first transition section, a non-conductive section, and a second transition section.... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080288182 - Energy flow measurement in gas pipelines: Thermodynamic properties of a natural gas stream can be determined in real time utilizing modeling algorithms in conjunction with one or more sensors for quantifying physical and chemical properties of the natural gas. Related techniques, apparatus, systems, and articles are also described.... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c Attn: Patent Intake Customer No. 64046

20080288183 - Systems and methods for monitoring energy system components: A method for estimating an amount of damage sustained by a component operating in an energy system includes generating a transfer function that is dependent upon at least one operating condition of the component, receiving data from at least one sensor coupled to the component, wherein the data relates to... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080288184 - Automatic signal collection and analysis for piezoelectric wafer active sensor: Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for monitoring the health of a structure. Apparatus and methodologies are disclosed for applying a controlled signal sequence to an array of piezoelectric wafer active sensors and for analyzing echo returns from the applied signals to determine the health of the monitored structure. The... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080288185 - Torque estimating device of compressor: A compressor drive torque estimating device able to suppress discrepancy between an estimated drive torque due to delay of a switching timing of a torque estimating means of a compressor and an actual drive torque of the compressor, provided with a flow rate detecting means for detecting a refrigerant flow... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080288186 - Dynamic-mode atomic-force-microscope probe (tip) vibration simulation method, program, recording medium, and vibration simulator: The vibration characteristic of a dynamic AFM probe is simulated. For a given operation parameter (for example, the displacement u0 of the probe, the spring constant k of the cantilever, or the radius of curvature of the probe R1), the plate-spring cantilever to which the probe is attached is vertically... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080288187 - Method and device for detecting the location of a pulse-type mechanical effect on a system part: A method and device detect a position of a pulsed mechanical effect on a plant component. An operating noise in the plant component is continuously recorded by sensors which are arranged on the plant component and converted by the above into a measured signal. The measured signals of the sensors... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080288188 - Structure and method for monitoring variation within an active region of a semiconductor device using scaling: A semiconductor wafer is provided with one or more parameter scaling metric (PSM) groupings. Each PSM grouping includes a first device having a known active region geometry and further includes a set of one or more devices having active region geometry dimensions in a known relationship with the active region... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20080288189 - Arc detector: A system and method for identifying an arcing event in electrical distribution equipment. The system includes memory for storing an arcing radio frequency characteristic indicative of an arcing event generated in electrical distribution equipment and a noise radio frequency characteristic indicative of background electrical noise and a sensor for detecting... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080288190 - Systems and methods to determine an impedance mismatch: In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving data related to a customer premise equipment (CPE) device and determining an impedance mismatch between a transmission line and the CPE device based on the received data. The method further includes initiating removal of a source of the impedance... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080288191 - Method for production of a data record and a field device, as well as a system for recording the electrical power quality of a power supply system: A method of generating a data record, which indicates a deviation of alternating current and/or AC voltage values present at a measurement location of a power supply system from their expected temporal profile. In order to enable such a deviation to be specified in an even more accurate manner, the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080288192 - System and method for monitoring the effectiveness of a brake function in a powered system: A system is provided for monitoring the effectiveness of a braking function in a powered system. The system includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter related to the operation of the powered system. Additionally, the system includes a processor coupled to the sensor, to receive data related to the... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080288193 - Techniques for analyzing data center energy utilization practices: Techniques for improving on data center best practices are provided. In one aspect, an exemplary methodology for analyzing energy efficiency of a data center having a raised-floor cooling system with at least one air conditioning unit is provided. The method comprises the following steps. An initial assessment is made of... Agent: Michael J. Chang, LLC

20080288194 - Systems and methods of profiling power cycles in a battery for indicating detrimental battery operation: Systems and methods for profiling power cycle characteristics in a device powered at least by a battery are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: detecting a series of power cycle events, examining the series of power cycle events for at least one indication of reduced life... Agent: Scientific-atlanta, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080288195 - System and method for automation of hardware signal characterization and signal integrity verification: A PCB comprising two or more components, such as ICs, comprises drivers and receivers that facilitate communication of signals between the components. Signal terminations, such as series and AC terminations, are used to increase the integrity of signals transmitted between components. Advantageously, values of the terminations are determined using a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080288197 - Calibration of multi-metric sensitive delay measurement circuits: A method and system for calibration of multi-metric sensitive delay measurement circuits provides for reduction of process-dependent variation in delays and their sensitivities to circuit metrics. A process corner for the delay circuit(s) is determined from at least one delay measurement for which the variation of delay due to process... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20080288196 - Correction of delay-based metric measurements using delay circuits having differing metric sensitivities: Correction of delay-based metric measurements using delay circuits having differing metric sensitivities provides improved accuracy for environmental and other circuit metric measurements that used delay lines. A delay line measurement, which may be a one-shot measurement or a ring oscillator frequency measurement is performed either simultaneously or sequentially using at... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20080288198 - Method and apparatus for generalized performance evaluation of equipment using achievable performance derived from statistics and real-time data: A statistical performance evaluation system for a thermodynamic device and process uses the achievable performance derived from statistics and real-time data for the device or process to evaluate the current performance of the device or process, and to adjust the operations of the device or process accordingly, or provide feedback... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080288199 - Distortion cancellation using adaptive linearization: A method of signal processing includes receiving a distorted signal comprising a distorted component and an undistorted component, the distorted component being at least in part attributed to an exogenous signal, and performing linearization, based at least in part on the distorted signal and information associated with the exogenous signal,... Agent: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP

20080288200 - Newtonian physical activity monitor: An improved apparatus and methods of posture and physical activity monitoring. The apparatus is physically mountable to or associated with an object or person, includes a multi-axis accelerometer, and derives measurements of posture and of acceleration. Methods are disclosed which provide improved estimations of posture, acceleration, energy expenditure, movement characteristics... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080288201 - \"methods and apparatus to measure a transfer function of a control system\": Methods and apparatus to measure a transfer function of a control system are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first signal from the power supply at a first point in the control loop at a digital signal processor, instructing the digital signal processor to add a reference signal having... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080288202 - Method and apparatus for automatically testing a railroad interlocking: A railroad signal system interlocking is automatically tested. A control point interface corresponding to a predetermined function of the interlocking has an isolated section and a control section. The isolated section is connected with the interlocking and has a normal, inactivated state during operation of the interlocking, and an activated... Agent: Chase Law Firm L.c

20080288203 - System and method of determining the speed of digital application specific integrated circuits: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for identifying a running speed of an integrated circuit is provided. An asynchronous multi-rail circuit is configured to receive input data and transmit output data. A completion detection circuit is configured to generate a completion detection signal for the asynchronous... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080288204 - Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in medical communication system: Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080288206 - Noncontinuous resonant position feedback system: A system and method for sensing position of an oscillating moving element. The inventive position sensor includes a first arrangement for sampling the position of the element at first positions thereof and providing samples in response thereto and a second arrangement for calculating other positions of the element using the... Agent: Raytheon Company Docket Administration Patents E04/n119

20080288205 - Optical navigation device with surface and free space navigation: An optical navigation device for operation in a surface navigation mode and a free space navigation mode is described. One embodiment of the optical navigation device includes a microcontroller, a surface navigation sensor, and a free space navigation sensor. The surface and free space navigation sensors are coupled to the... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080288207 - Method for generating pseudo-random pattern designs for optical position determination systems: A method for generating a pseudo-random pattern of dots to be patterned on a surface including the steps of receiving surface input parameters for the surface, selecting dot locations for the pseudo-random pattern of dots for at least a portion of the surface based on the surface input parameters, and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080288208 - Method for calculating hydrogen storage inventory: Methods for accurately and conveniently calculating the inventory of hydrogen storage in a stationary storage vessel using the external ambient temperature and the internal pressure are disclosed in the present invention. To account for the delay in the heat transfer from the ambient air to the storage vessel and then... Agent: Chevron Services Company Law, Intellectual Property Group

20080288210 - Apparatus and method for monitoring device condition and computer readable medium: There is provided with an apparatus for monitoring condition of a device by using sensors, including: a data collecting unit configured to collect sensor data; a monitoring executing unit configured to execute monitoring logics to obtain condition values corresponding each of the monitoring logics; an output unit configured to output... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080288209 - Flexible projection facility within an analytic platform: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for using an analytic platform to obtain a projection, where a user of an analytic platform may select at least one dimension on which the user wishes to make a projection from the data set. A core information matrix may... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080288211 - Method and device for the evaluation of a quality of signal representing at least one stimulus, as perceived by a recipient of said stimulus: A method is provided for evaluating quantity PQ representing a quality, as perceived by a recipient, of a signal OFx carrying data representing at least one stimulus intended to be produced on said recipient. The method includes a step of quantification of parameters Sqm and Tqm representing a spatial quality... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080288212 - Method and system for processing application performance data ouside of monitored applications to limit overhead caused by monitoring: The present invention provides a system and method that aggregates and processes monitoring data acquired inside a monitored application outside of the said application to reduce overhead caused by monitoring tasks in the monitored application. Monitoring data acquired by monitoring sensors is stored in a ring buffer after acquisition, which... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20080288213 - Machine condition monitoring using discontinuity detection: Condition signals of machines are observed and one or more discontinuities are detected in the condition signals. The discontinuities in the condition signals are compensated for (e.g., by applying a shifting factor to models of the signals) and trends of the compensated condition signals are determined. The trends are used... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080288216 - Method for measuring quantity of usage of cpu: The present invention relates to a method for measuring a quantity of usage of a CPU, in particular to a method for measuring a quantity of usage of a CPU which is capable of getting a credible quantity of usage of a CPU without amending an algorithm in order to... Agent: Technology, Patents And Licensing, Inc.

20080288215 - Methods and apparatus for monitoring software systems: In a monitoring system for a message-based, multi-component software system, such as a distributed system, interface descriptions are stored electronically for the various interfaces. Messages transmitted or received at the interfaces can be monitored and their content decoded by reference to the stored interface descriptions. Raw message data can be... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080288214 - System and method for testing a camera module: A system for testing a camera module is provided. The system includes a computer and a testing fixture. The testing fixture is connected with the computer. The testing fixture is configured for holding the camera module, converting an image of an image testing chart obtained by the camera module into... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080288217 - Data logging method: The invention relates to the acquisition of log data in an apparatus such as a substrate processing apparatus. The invention permits detailed data related to a premonitory phenomenon preceding the occurrence of an alarm condition to be acquired without increasing the amount of data. A data logging method of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080288218 - Using tissue acceleration to create better dti waveforms (doppler tissue imaging) for crt (cardiac resynchronization therapy): The present invention allows one to reconstruct high quality velocity waveforms using data collected at comparatively slow frame rates, such data would have otherwise resulted in non-diagnostic and non-clinically useful waveforms. The invention is directed to reconstructing a high quality “continuous” velocity waveform, and uses instantaneous measures of acceleration in... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080288219 - Sensor array beamformer post-processor: A novel beamforming post-processor technique with enhanced noise suppression capability. The present beam forming post-processor technique is a non-linear post-processing technique for sensor arrays (e.g., microphone arrays) which improves the directivity and signal separation capabilities. The technique works in so-called instantaneous direction of arrival space, estimates the probability for sound... Agent: Microsoft Corporation C/o Lyon & Harr, LLP

20080281523 - Channel impulse response estimation: A method of estimating the impulse response of a channel is disclosed. The method includes transmitting an impulse signal to the channel, detecting a received signal from the channel, and calculating an estimate of the impulse response of the channel by applying a calculated inverse matrix of the impulse signal... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080281524 - Method and apparatus for deriving a calibration filter for electromagnetic data: A method of deriving a calibration filter for electromagnetic data is provided. The method comprises providing a source (21, 22) of electromagnetic radiation and subsequently measuring components of the source electromagnetic field (23, 24, 25) at a receiver when the source is sufficiently close to the receiver that the down-going... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080281525 - Well prog execution facilitation system and method: A prog analysis and execution system and method. The system includes a computer control system, an interface engine in communication with the computer control system, the interface engine being configured to receive prog information, and an action item development engine in communication with the control system, the action item development... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080281529 - Genomic data processing utilizing correlation analysis of nucleotide loci of multiple data sets: Processing of genomic data is facilitated utilizing correlation analysis of mapped data sets, each data set including genomic data mapped and ordered relative to a genomic coordinate system. Correlation analysis identifies at a nucleotide level nucleotide positions wherein at least one nucleotide locus of each data set correlate. The analysis... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080281526 - Methods for molecular toxicology modeling: The present invention is based on methods of predicting toxicity of test agents and methods of generating toxicity prediction models using algorithms for analyzing quantitative gene expression information. The invention also includes computer systems comprising the toxicity prediction models, as well as methods of using the computer systems by remote... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080281527 - Microarray analytical data stitching system and method: A technique is provided for analyzing image data for biological microarrays. Images are made of multiple swaths in multiple passes of an imaging system. Sites encoded by the image data are assigned a value and these values are indexed by site location. An overlapping region of the swaths may be... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20080281528 - System and method for environmental sampling and diagnostic evaluation: An environmental sampling system and method that collects biological contaminates in a removable cassette device via a sample capture media, such as a filter. The cassette device which is designed to specifically cause mixing of the air stream in a manner to get even distribution of the airborne particulates on... Agent: Carver, Darden, Doretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC

20080281530 - Genomic data processing utilizing correlation analysis of nucleotide loci: Processing of genomic data is provided utilizing correlation analysis of first and second nucleotide loci employing a selected comparison type and value. The comparison type is either intersection or proximity type, and the comparison value is either a number (n) of nucleotide positions, wherein n≧1, or a percent number (pn)... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080281531 - Method for diagnosing depression: This invention relates to a method for diagnosing whether or not a subject suffers from depression in a simple manner with high accuracy using the peripheral whole blood sample of the subject. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for diagnosing depression comprising the steps of: measuring expression levels... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080281532 - Method and apparatus for monitoring bearings: A system to facilitate reducing false train stops includes an infrared bearing scanner that is coupled to a processing unit. The processing unit is programmed to receive inputs from the infrared bearing scanner, generate a bearing profile for each bearing passing the Hot Box Detection System, assign a classification to... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729 +2000) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080281533 - Process and device for controlling the deformation of a metal part, in particular for redressing a metal part: s

20080281534 - Flow testing system for fluid networks: An apparatus, system, method and kit for testing fluid flow and pressure is provided. The apparatus, system, method and kit include or include the use of a flow unit which is configured to measure flow rate and/or flow velocity when interfaced with a flow valve or hydrant and a pressure... Agent: Woods Fuller Shultz & Smith P.C. Attn: Jeffrey A. Proehl

20080281535 - Meter electronics and methods for verification diagnostics for a flow meter: Meter electronics (20) for a flow meter (5) is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The meter electronics (20) includes an interface (201) for receiving a vibrational response from the flow meter (5) and a processing system (203) in communication with the interface (201). The vibrational response is... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20080281536 - Semiconductor cp (circuit probe) test management system and method: A system and method for semiconductor CP (circuit probe) test management. A control request message is received from a client computer, directing alignment of a probe unit or a wafer in a prober, attachment of a probe pin of the probe unit on a specific area of the wafer, and... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley LLP

20080281537 - Process for measuring the impedance of electronic circuits: at a stipulated reference impedance Z0, is produced by means of an analyzer with a reference impedance Z0, and from this parameter S the impedance Z is determined, is to minimize the error in measuring the impedances by determining parameter S. This is solved by the fact that the measurement... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080281540 - Apparatus and method for estimating synchronized phasors at predetermined times referenced to a common time standard in an electrical system: An apparatus and method estimates a plurality of synchronized phasors at predetermined times referenced to an absolute time standard in an electrical power system. The method includes acquiring and determining a frequency of a power system signal, sampling the power system signal at a sampling interval rate based on a... Agent: Law Offices Of Eugene M. Cummings, P.C.

20080281539 - Detection and correction of errors in demodulator using differential calculations: Systems, methods, and devices are described for detecting and correcting errors. Samples are received representative of a wireless signal which includes a number of subcarriers. One or more of the subcarriers may be identified as a reference subcarrier, and the identification may be based on an energy measurement. A value... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080281538 - Test unit and test apparatus: In the digitizer, a plurality of ADCs convert a plurality of analogue signals output from the device to be tested, to digital signals, respectively. The processing circuit is configured as a software-independent circuit and processes a plurality of digital signals output from the plurality of ADCs. The processing circuit is... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080281541 - System and method for estimating reliability of components for testing and quality optimization: A system and method for determining the early life reliability of an electronic component, including classifying the electronic component based on an initial determination of a number of fatal defects, and estimating a probability of latent defects present in the electronic component based on that classification with the aim of... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP Attn: Jonathan O. Owens

20080281542 - Calibration of a partially symmetric fixture: A method useful for the characterization of a fixture splits a partially symmetric THRU structure into portions which may then be mathematically removed from both ports of a 2-port measured structure, leaving only the desired device under test (DUT).... Agent: Thomas F. Lenihan Tektronix, Inc.

20080281543 - Inspection system and methods with autocompensation for edge break gauging orientation: A method for inspecting a feature of a part is provided. The method includes obtaining a profile corresponding to the feature using a sensor and projecting the profile onto a compensation plane normal to the feature for generating an updated profile. The method also includes using the updated profile for... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080281544 - Device and method for calibrating data processing apparatus by tuning firmware trim value: A method for calibrating a data processing apparatus to set a target firmware trim value is disclosed. The data processing apparatus is for converting a non-test pattern to a non-test output according to the target firmware trim value under a normal mode. The method includes: driving the data processing apparatus... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080281545 - Determining die test protocols based on process health: A method includes receiving a first set of parameters associated with a subset of a plurality of die on a wafer. A die health metric is determined for at least a portion of the plurality of die based on the first set of parameters. The die health metric includes at... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080281546 - Test access port with address and commmand capability: The disclosure provides a novel method and apparatus for inputting addresses to devices to select the device TAP for access. Further, the disclosure provides a novel method and apparatus for inputting addresses for selecting device TAPs and for inputting commands for commanding circuitry within the device. The inputting of addresses... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080281547 - Test circuit: A test circuit including a TAP controller specified in IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1149 and a test access port includes a first controller including a selecting circuit and a first TAP controller, the selecting circuit generating an internal TMS signal in accordance with TMS signal and selecting... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080281548 - Method and system for automatic defect detection of articles in visual inspection machines: There is provided a method for establishing a parameters setup for inspecting a plurality of articles by an automatic inspection system. The method includes inspecting a first article by the inspection system, applying an automatic defects detection method according to a given set of inspection parameters, receiving an initial map... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080281549 - Test apparatus for control unit, pattern signal creating apparatus, and test program generating apparatus: An apparatus for assisting the creation of a test program, to be run on a simulator that automatically tests an electronic unit, to thereby reduce the number of preparatory steps and enhance the reliability of the automatic testing. The apparatus is a test apparatus including: a simulating unit for simulating... Agent: Fogg & Powers LLC

20080281550 - Systems and methods for characterizing balance function: The present invention relates to systems and methods for characterizing balance function. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring balance function (e.g., in a single individual and/or plurality of individuals), generating one or more databases comprising balance function data, processing and/or analyzing databases comprising balance function... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20080281551 - 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 Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P.l.

20080281552 - Method for the detection of the loading of a motor vehicle: A method for the detection of the loading of a motor vehicle determines a loading condition of the vehicle using an analysis of the rotational behavior of the wheels. In a frequency analysis, it determines the natural frequencies of the wheels and looks at the amplitudes of the tire noise... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080281553 - Object-tracking and situation-analysis system: m

20080281554 - System and method for repairing composite parts: A composite repair system and method for assisting in the repair of a cured composite part in which a damaged portion has been cut out and removed, exposing a plurality of composite plies and their corresponding composite ply edges. The composite repair system may comprise a light source to illuminate... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080281555 - Method and device for detecting a substantially invariant rotation axis: A method for detecting a substantially invariant rotation axis of a motion of a mobile body equipped with at least one inertial or magnetic sensor with three sensitive axes that includes acquiring physical measurements with respect to the three sensitive axes of the sensor, the physical measurements including at least... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080281556 - Apparatus and method for evaluating optical system: An apparatus is for evaluating optical characteristics of an optical system based on an image forming position of a point image formed through the optical system. The apparatus includes a point image producing unit that forms a point image through the optical system in each point light source; an imaging... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080281557 - Method and system of using inferential measurements for abnormal event detection in continuous industrial processes: The present invention is a method and system for detecting an abnormal on-line analysis or laboratory measurement and for predicting an abnormal quality excursion due to an abnormal process condition.... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20080281558 - Methods and systems for self-improvement: A system and method of assessing an individual's chance for success is disclosed. The method includes taking a test, the test including questions that measure a plurality of characteristics of the individual. A score associated with each of the measured plurality of characteristics of the individual in accordance with the... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20080281559 - Method for reconstructing an electrical signal: A method for reconstructing an electrical signal in which the signal and a second signal, which is related to the first signal according to a predefined function, are sampled at a predefined sampling rate. The occurrence of aliasing in a downstream digital low-pass filter may be substantially reduced if missing... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080281560 - Methods and systems for automatic accommodation of multiple measurement types by shared acquisition hardware: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for determining measurement apparatus acquisition parameters and related processing.... Agent: Matthew D. Rabdau Tektronix, Inc.

20080275648 - Method of optimizing a well path during drilling: A method for determining a list of survey points for a drilling well includes a feedback loop in which one or more measured parameters are compared with computed or derived parameters. The computed parameters are typically obtained from other/additional measurements. For example, in one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a... Agent: W-h Energy Services, Inc.

20080275649 - Method for optimal wave field separation: A technique for decomposing a recorded wave field represented in a set of multicomponent, marine seismic data centers around a computer-implemented method including: estimating the statistics of the noise terms in each one of a predetermined group of seismic measurements in a seismic data set acquired in a marine survey;... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20080275650 - Method of and apparatus for processing seismic data: A method of processing seismic data that includes including first and second modes of seismic energy where the second mode has been generated by partial mode conversion of the first mode at a boundary face of a layer of the seabed includes the step of cross-correlating a trace acquired at... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20080275651 - Methods for inferring the presence of a protein in a sample: A method of inferring presence of at least one protein in a sample includes entering a peptide training data set into a statistical inference model. The method further includes training the statistical inference model with the peptide training data set. The method further includes determining predicted detectability of at least... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080275652 - Gene-based algorithmic cancer prognosis: Gene-Based Algorithmic Cancer Prognosis relates to methods and systems for prognosis determination in tumor samples. The methods and systems measure gene expression in a tumor sample and applying a gene-expression grade index (GGI) or a relapse score (RS) to yield a number c risk score.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080275653 - Microscale flash separation of fluid mixtures: Systems, methods and apparatus implementing techniques for separating and/or analyzing fluid mixtures. The techniques employ microfluidic separation devices that include an inlet port for receiving a fluid feed stream, a microscale fluid flow channel in fluid communication with the fluid inlet port, a phase equilibrium control region located along the... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP (smx)

20080275654 - Apparatus and method for fully automated closed system ph measurement: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a noninvasive optical determination of the pH of a substance in a compartment in a closed system comprising a compartment wherein a substance resides which is permeable to at least one wavelength of light, a light source and light detecting device... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080275655 - Database supported nanocrystal structure identification by lattice-fringe fingerprinting with structure factor extraction: Candidate structures for nanocrystal and other specimens are obtained based on a specimen complex spectrum that is determined as a Fourier transform of a phase-contrast electron micrograph. The specimen can also be assessed based on an amplitude portion of the complex spectrum using a lattice-fringe fingerprint. In some examples, the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080275656 - Rolling bearing device with sensor: A rolling bearing device with a sensor includes a rotational component estimator that extracts a rotational synchronization component included in the rotation of an inner shaft relative to an outer ring from each of a signal output by a first displacement detector and a signal output by a second displacement... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080275657 - Method for noninvasive determination of a distribution of electrical current and apparatus for the same: A method of non-invasive determination of electrical current distribution is disclosed. The method utilizes mathematical calculations on data obtained by a probe with non-uniformly wound detection coil. While non-uniform, the coil winding is specific according to a known and determined function, such as a sinusoidal variation. As a further method,... Agent: Geoffrey E. Dobbin, Patent Attorney

20080275658 - Method and apparatus for reducing the effects of window clouding on a viewport window in a reactive environment: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for reducing the effects of window clouding on a viewport window in a reactive environment. One or more clouded viewport windows are obtained for testing, in which the clouding results from exposure to the reactive environment. The clouding typically appears... Agent: Rudolph J. Buchel Jr., Law Office Of

20080275659 - Apparatus and method for fully automated closed system quality control of a substance: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for automated quality control of a substance comprising a compartment wherein a substance is located, a monitoring device coupled to the compartment and configured to monitor at least one quality control parameter prior to an end-use of the substance, and a processor... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080275660 - Enhanced flexible process optimizer: The invention describes a flexible process optimizer for recording and analyzing various parameters to improve the efficiency of a production process. The flexible process optimizer acquires and conditions signals from a variety of transducers mounted on a production machine. Through qualitative and quantitative data analysis, specific aspects of the production... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20080275661 - On-machine methods for identifying and compensating force-ripple and side-forces produced by actuators on a multiple-axis stage: Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for identifying force-ripple and/or side-forces in actuators used for moving a multiple-axis stage. The identified force-ripple and/or side-forces can be mapped, and maps of corresponding position-dependent compensation ratios useful for correcting same are obtained. The methods are especially useful for stages providing motion in... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080275662 - Generating transmission-code compliant test sequences: Disclosed herein are exemplary methods, apparatus, and systems for generating test sequences that can be used to evaluate high-speed circuit pathways. The disclosed methods, apparatus, and systems can be used, for example, in a printed circuit board or integrated circuit design flow to analyze signal integrity or other electrical behavior.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080275663 - Method and device for automatically establishing value range limits that are associated with code words for sampling values: In one aspect, a method for automatically establishing value range limits for sampling values is provided wherein the value ranges are associated with code words. A total value range for sampling values is divided into source value ranges. Each source value range is assigned a code word in each case.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080275664 - Method and device for determining the roll angle for occupant protection devices: A method for determining the roll angle for occupant protection devices and a corresponding device are described. A transverse acceleration and a vertical acceleration of the vehicle are detected, and the roll angle of the vehicle is estimated based on the detected transverse acceleration and the detected vertical acceleration.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080275665 - Absolute angle detecting device: Disclosed is an absolute angle detecting device that requires an angle corresponding to one step of a cyclic gray code in order to perform initialization and to determine the errors of a detecting element. The disclosure provides an absolute angle detecting device for detecting the absolute angle of a rotating... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080275666 - Region-in-object measuring system, computing device for measuring a region-in-object, program for measuring region-in-object and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded: A region-in object measuring system comprises a reference object (1) having two frames, i.e., an object surface frame (2) brought into contact with the surface of an object and a film frame (3) with which an X-ray film (7) is brought into contact, spaced from each other and a computing... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080275667 - Inclination calculation apparatus and inclination calculation program, and game apparatus and game program: An inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates an inclination of an input device operable in terms of a posture thereof. The input device includes acceleration detection means and imaging means. The inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates first inclination information representing an inclination of the input device from positions of two imaging... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080275668 - Apparatus and method for fully automated closed system optical measurement of volume: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a noninvasive optical determination of the volume of a fluid in a compartment within a closed system comprising a compartment wherein a fluid resides which is permeable to at least one wavelength of light, a light source and light detecting device... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080275670 - Hang timer for determining time of flight of an object: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for detecting, calculating, and displaying the time-of-flight or hang-time of a moving and jumping object such as a skier or snowboarder by using at least one accelerometer secured within a small wearable device. In one embodiment, the device comprises: a... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080275669 - Pedometer: To enable to select a walking sensor suitable for detecting walking by short time by a simple constitution in a pedometer using a plurality of walking sensors sensitivity axes of which differ from each other, CPU 108 calculates a step number based on a walking signal from a walking sensor... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq Adams & Wilks

20080275671 - Systems and methods for structural clustering of time sequences: Arrangements and methods for performing structural clustering between different time series. Time series data relating to a plurality of time series is accepted, structural features relating to the time series data are ascertained, and at least one distance between different time series via employing the structural features is determined. The... Agent: Ference & Associates LLC