Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions 04/09

20090112475 - Mobile soil mapping system for collecting soil reflectance measurements: A mobile soil mapping system includes an implement for traversing a field to be mapped, and a reflectance module carried by the implement for collecting spectroscopic measurements of soil in the field. The reflectance module has a light source, an optical receiver for transmitting light to a spectrometer, and a... Agent: Thompson & Thompson, P.A.

20090112474 - View-independent tagging of geospatial entities in images: In some aspects, locations of geospatial entities in a map image are identified. A record of entity model-to-tag mappings is accessed so that tag data corresponding to a geospatial entity in the map image can be identified. Both the tag data and an outline surrounding the location of the geospatial... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090112476 - Method for locating an underground septic tank, conduit, or the like using injection/detection synchronization of an acoustic signal and digital signal processing: This invention relates to a non-invasive method for easily locating an underground septic tank, distribution box, field line, conduit, or the like. In the preferred embodiment, prescribed acoustic signals are injected into an underground cavity via an accessable port and remotely detected by a time synchronized detector in contact with... Agent: David H. Parker

20090112477 - Correction for errors caused by variation in water conditions: Method for processing seismic data to correct for errors caused by variation in water conditions. In one implementation, the method may include (a) applying a dip correction to a plurality of observed water bottom reflection times using a model water velocity and an estimate of geologic dip; (b) applying a... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20090112481 - High-resolution melting analysis: The present invention relates to methods and systems for the analysis of the dissociation behavior of nucleic acids and the identification of nucleic acids. In one aspect, methods and systems are disclosed for resolving a denaturation curve of a sample containing a first and second nucleic acid into a resolved... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20090112480 - Method and apparatus for clustering gene expression profiles by using gene ontology: Provided are a method and apparatus for clustering gene expression profiles by using the Gene Ontology (GO). The method includes: selecting one or more GO terms from a GO tree; receiving gene expression data sets; classifying the gene expression data sets into groups according to the GO terms; firstly clustering... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090112482 - Microarray detector and synthesizer: The present invention relates to novel systems, devices, and methods comprising spatial light modulators for use in the reading and synthesis of microarrays. For example, the present invention provides micromirror systems for synthesizing and acquiring data from nucleic acid microarrays and systems for collecting, processing, and analyzing data obtained from... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20090112478 - Modified sensor calibration algorithm: A method of calibrating glucose monitor data includes collecting the glucose monitor data over a period of time at predetermined intervals, obtaining reference glucose values from a reference source that temporally correspond with the glucose monitor data obtained at the predetermined intervals, calculating the calibration characteristics using the reference glucose... Agent: Medtronic Minimed Inc.

20090112479 - Pathway display method, information processing device, and pathway display program product: A pathway display method in an information processing device processing information includes a pathway information acquiring step (S10), an expression information identifying step (S11), an expression information acquiring step (S12), and a dynamic image display step (S13).... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090112483 - Protocol for risk stratification of ischemic events and optimized individulaized treatment: A hemostasis analyzer, such as the Thrombelastograph® (TEG®) hemostasis analyzer is utilized to measure continuously in real time, the hemostasis process from the initial fibrin formation, through platelet-fibrin interaction and lysis to generate blood hemostasis parameters. The measured blood hemostasis parameters permit preparation of an individualized assessment of ischemic event... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090112484 - High-resolution melting analysis: The present invention relates to methods and systems for the analysis of the dissociation behavior of nucleic acids and the identification of nucleic acids. In one aspect, methods and systems are disclosed for identifying a nucleic acid in a sample including an unknown nucleic acid and for detecting a single... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20090112485 - Nitric oxide sensors and systems: The present disclosure relates to nitric oxide sensors and systems.... Agent: Searete LLC

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20090112487 - Vehicle dynamic measurement device and method for comprehensive parameters of rail wear: The invention discloses a vehicle dynamic measurement device for comprehensive parameters of rail wear, which comprises a vision sensor, a computer and a milometer. A high-speed image acquisition card and a measurement module are installed in the computer. The vision sensor comprises imaging system for rail cross-section and a raster... Agent: Oppedahl Patent Law Firm, LLC- China Pat

20090112488 - Method for determining characteristic values of a suspended driven axis, especially of a machine tool, as well as suitable applications, corresponding facilities and their use: A method for determining at least one characteristic value, especially of a suspended driven axis of a machine is provided, with the axis being driven by means of a rotating drive unit and/or by means of a linear drive unit. A torque or a force corresponding to said torque acting... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090112489 - Methods and systems for modeling material behavior: A method for modeling material behavior includes using empirical three dimensional non-uniform stress and strain data to train a self-organizing computational model such as a neural network. A laboratory device for measuring non-uniform stress and strain data from material includes an enclosure with an inclusion in it. As the enclosure... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090112491 - Flow rate verification failure diagnosis apparatus, flow rate verification failure diagnosis system, flow rate verification failure diagnosis method, and control program product for flow rate verification failure diagnosis: A flow rate verification failure diagnosis apparatus is applied to a gas supply pipe system including flow rate control devices and a flow rate verification unit for detecting flow rate abnormality by measuring flow rate of each of the flow rate control devices on the basis of pressure measured by... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090112490 - Plasma sensors and related methods: Plasma sensors, systems and related methods are described. An example method for predicting an event includes providing a carrier signal across two electrodes and forming a plasma between the two electrodes. The example method also includes measuring a modulated signal from the plasma, manipulating the modulated signal to produce a... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090112492 - Method and system for detecting bluetooth signals utilizing a wideband receiver: Aspects of a method and system for detecting Bluetooth signals utilizing a wideband receiver are provided. In this regard, a frequency band may be scanned by receiving signals on each of a plurality of sub-bands for an amount of time, the energy received in each band may be compared to... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090112493 - Method and device for predicting electrolytic capacitor defects, converter and uninterruptible power supply equipped with such a device: p

20090112494 - System and method for providing universal additional functionality for power meters: A system and method for providing an additional option function to existing functionality of a meter device configured for measuring parameters of energy is provided. The meter device is coupled with an option device for exchanging data between the meter and the option devices along at least one data path,... Agent: Electro Industries/ Gaugetech C/o Casella & Hespos, LLP

20090112496 - Battery pack, method of charging secondary battery and battery charger: A battery pack includes a secondary battery including a plurality of cell blocks, a measuring section, a charge and discharge control switch, a protection circuit, and a memory. The measuring section detects a voltage, a current, and an internal resistance, of the secondary battery. The controller monitors the voltage and... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20090112495 - Method for estimating battery life in a hybrid powertrain: A method for estimating an operating life for an electrical energy storage system electrically connected to transmit power to a hybrid powertrain system includes monitoring temperature state-of-charge and electric current of the electrical energy storage system, calculating a battery life metric for a time interval based upon the temperature, the... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112497 - System and method for automatic voltage measurements of an electronic signal: A computer-based method for measuring a ringup, a ringdown and a ringback of an electronic signal is provided. The method includes fitting a ringdown fitting curve to approximate a first ringdown data, and fitting a ringup fitting curve to approximate a first ringup data. The method further includes calculating an... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090112499 - Device for jitter measurement and method thereof: The device for jitter measurement and a method thereof are provided. The device for jitter measure includes a signal retrieving module, a signal amplifying module, an edge detecting module, and a time-to-digital converting module. The signal retrieving module receives a signal-under-test, and retrieves a first pulse signal having a pulse... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090112498 - Using sensor spectral energy to detect and/or isolate sensor faults: A method of detecting and/or isolating a fault of a sensor in a system in substantially real time or in non-real time (e.g., using off-line analysis). A spectral energy of a signal of the sensor is determined over a predetermined range of frequencies within a window of samples of the... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090112500 - Memory-based high-speed interferometer: An interferometer produces a first optical signal and a second optical signal interfering with each other. The optical signals are converted digital signals form addresses. A memory stores data values corresponding to the first and second optical signals, and in which the addresses are used to directly read the data... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20090112501 - Methods and systems for semiconductor testing using reference dice: Methods and systems of semiconductor testing where reference dice and non-reference dice in a wafer and/or lot are tested differently. In one embodiment of the invention, geography, lithography exposure, other characteristics, performance and/or behavior are taken into account when selecting reference dice, thereby improving the likelihood that the response of... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090112502 - Methods and systems for assisting in the design of mobile surfaces of objects: A computer-aided method suitable for calculating the position of a mobile surface of an object such an aircraft that moves through a fluid medium, which is affected by at least an upstream or downstream object component, for achieving a predetermined value Vo of a predetermined object performance target, comprising the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090112503 - On-chip over-temperature detection: An improved method and apparatus for setting a trip-point temperature value for detection of an over-temperature condition in a chip when a reading from a main temperature sensor exceeds the trip-point temperature value. In one embodiment, the trip-point temperature value is set to a known temperature limit value offset by... Agent: Ip Legal Services

20090112504 - High accuracy mass flow verifier with multiple inlets: A high accuracy mass flow verifier (HAMFV) which provides high measurement accuracy over a wide flow verification range with low inlet pressures is disclosed for verifying flow measurement by a fluid delivery device. The HAMFV includes a chamber defining a plurality N of inlets with upstream valves, an outlet with... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090112505 - Method and system for providing test and measurement guidance: A method for providing a user with test and measurement guidance includes collecting an inventory of available test instruments, providing data for a device under test, providing a test specification, and generating a set of tests to be performed on the device under test utilizing the inventory, data, and test... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090112506 - Temperature detection control apparatus and imaging apparatus having the same: A temperature detection control apparatus including: a temperature detection means for detecting temperature of a heat generating section; a recording means for recording detected temperatures and detection times from the temperature detection means; a prediction means for predicting an attainment prediction time till attaining a predetermined temperature based on the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090112507 - Fluid probe: Systems and methods for evaluating the properties of fluids are described. One embodiment of the invention includes a printed wiring board substrate on which a first conductivity sensor and a second conductivity sensor are located, a temperature sensor mounted on the printed wiring board substrate and a casing partially encapsulating... Agent: Kauth , Pomeroy , Peck & Bailey ,llp

20090112508 - Measuring apparatus for heavy workpieces and workpiece receiver for such a measuring apparatus: A measuring apparatus for measuring a workpiece (2), comprising a turntable (1) for receiving the workpiece (2), a base plate (3) with a turntable bearing, and a foundation (12) on which the base plate (3) rests. The turntable (1) comprises a vertical shaft (W) which is situated beneath the turntable... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090112509 - System and method for measuring installation dimensions for flow measurement system: A method includes measuring a radius of curvature at each of the plurality of positions of the outer peripheral surface of the predetermined section of the pipe is measured through the first device. A second device is detachably coupled to the plurality of positions along the outer peripheral surface of... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090112510 - Method and system for continuously determining vessel draft and amount of cargo in a vessel undergoing loading: The present invention discloses an improved method and system to continuously acquire, record, and analyze data with the goal of determining the draft of a water-borne vessel and/or the amount of cargo currently loaded.... Agent: Niti Duggal

20090112511 - Method for measuring a selected portion of a curved surface of an object: A computer-implemented method for measuring a selected portion of a curved surface of an object is disclosed. The method includes the blocks of displaying a straight-line across an object, stretching the straight-line to form a plane, determining intersection points between the plane and the curved surface of the object, determining... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090112512 - Method of measuring warpage of rear surface of substrate: A method of measuring warpage of a rear surface of a substrate includes a substrate detection step, a best fit plane calculation step, and a warpage calculation step. Further, the method of measuring warpage of a rear surface of a substrate can further includes after the substrate detection step and... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090112513 - Load size measuring apparatus and method: A washing machine is provided that includes measuring a load in a washer with a motor, the method comprising: a) accelerating a load in the washer b) providing a first input voltage and running the motor until a first speed of the motor is stable; c) providing a second input... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090112515 - Data processing and management equipment and method for data analysis of particles in surface structuring device or film forming device: Management of countermeasure of pollution particles deposited on an object to be processed is optimized based on a cause of the pollution. Data processing and management equipment 1 comprises a functional approximation part 2 to make a mathematical model of a relation between measured numbers of particles deposited on a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090112514 - Method and apparatus for finding cluster in data stream as infinite data set having data objects to be continuously generated: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for finding a cluster in a data stream as an infinite data set having data elements, which are continuously generated. A method of finding a cluster in a data stream according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) updating... Agent: Ampacc Law Group

20090112517 - Method and apparatus for determining accuracy of the estimated location for a target in a wireless system: A method for determining the accuracy of the estimated position for a target device in a wireless system includes the computation of a confidence index. In the online location determining phase, after knowing the observations of the radio signal for a target device, the target device's probability distribution of location... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090112516 - System and method for relating information across seemingly unrelated topics: A system and method for determining likelihoods of relationships between unrelated variables associated with characteristics of a user includes collecting scores for a plurality of variables and transforming the scores to discrete values. A first property having a discrete value and a second property having a discrete value are selected.... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20090112518 - Executing an overall quantity of data processing within an overall processing period: Exemplary methods, systems, and products are described for executing an overall quantity of data processing within an overall processing period that include executing repeatedly through a series of iterations a portion of the overall quantity of data processing that can be completed in a set processing period, wherein each iteration... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20090112519 - Foreign object/domestic object damage assessment: A foreign-object/domestic-object damage assessment system for a gas turbine engine comprises a multiplicity of sensors, manifold feature extraction modules, a multiform analysis module, a hybrid operational data store and an operator/maintenance interface. The sensors characterize a multiplicity of engine parameters relating to the gas turbine engine. The feature extraction modules... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090112520 - Self-aware semiconductor equipment: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for predictive maintenance of semiconductor process equipment. In some embodiments, a method for performing predictive maintenance on semiconductor processing equipment includes performing at least one self-diagnostic test on the semiconductor processing equipment with no substrate present in the equipment; comparing a result of... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20090112522 - Electrical efficiency measurement for data centers: A method of managing power efficiency of a data center includes conducting initial power measurements at a plurality of locations in the data center, establishing an efficiency model for the data center based on the initial power measurements, establishing benchmark performance levels using the efficiency model, conducting ongoing power measurements,... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP A2000

20090112521 - Secure digital forensics: A security module is used to perform an audit of both a computer memory and the computer's processor status. The security module may assert itself as a bus master to read the computer memory without dependence on a program running on the computer. In addition, using a separate hardware path,... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090112523 - Data collection and storage device: A data collection apparatus includes a network of sensing units for sensing a parameter. Each sensing unit of the network of sensing units includes a sensor, a first data storage device, a first receiving device, and a first transmitting device. The first data storage device is for storing data from... Agent: James Marc Leas

20090112524 - Method and system for providing measurement equipment support: A method for providing measurement equipment support includes initiating an alert from a measurement equipment installation to a service support center indicating that support is desired, establishing a direct connection between the measurement equipment installation and the service support center for providing customer support, and utilizing circuitry within the measurement... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090112525 - System and method for evaluating the effects of natural events on structures and individuals: A system and method comprising an expert system and knowledge base that stores expert knowledge and parameters that characterize structures such as buildings and their occupants, evaluates the effects of a natural and other triggering events, such as earthquakes, on the structures and occupants. The analysis is based upon data... Agent: Law Offices Of Barry N. Young

20090105954 - Geospatial modeling system and related method using multiple sources of geographic information: A geospatial modeling system may include at least one geospatial information database to store stereo-geographic image data and geographic feature data. A processor may cooperate with the geospatial information database for generating cost coefficients defining a three-dimensional (3D) cost cube using image matching operators based upon the stereo-geographic image data,... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20090105955 - Sensors for estimating properties of a core: A method for estimating a property downhole is provided, which, in one aspect, may include receiving a core at a receiving end of a downhole tool while removing a portion of the received core distal from the receiving end of the tool, obtaining measurements by a sensor downhole, and processing... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20090105956 - Methodology and application of multimodal decomposition of a composite distribution: A method for analyzing formation data includes decomposing the formation data into simple components that can be used to reconstruct the formation data, wherein the decomposing is performed at a first location and includes a process to minimize an overlap between the simple components; and transmitting parameters representing the simple... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090105957 - Measurement of sound speed of downhole fluid utilizing tube waves: A technique for utilizing tube waves to measure sound speed of fluids and other properties in the frequency range of about 5 to 100 kHz. A drill string is equipped with a sensor tube having a cavity filled with a downhole fluid such as borehole mud or formation fluid. An... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20090105960 - Device for supporting diagnosis of a cancer and a device for predicting an effects of anthracycline anticancer drugs: A device for supporting a diagnosis of a cancer which provides information useful to decide whether or not an anthracycline anticancer drug should be administered to a cancer patient to be examined is disclosed. Concretely, the device is composed to be able to acquire an activity and an expression of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090105958 - Method for skeletal maturity determination: The invention is a method for estimating a skeletal maturity value of a human from a radiograph of one or more bones in the hand. The borders of the bones are represented by shape points, which are subjected to principal component analysis (PCA). Image intensities are sampled at points located... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090105959 - System and method for identification of individual samples from a multiplex mixture: An embodiment of an identifier element for identifying an origin of a template nucleic acid molecule is described that comprises a nucleic acid element comprising a sequence composition that enables detection of an introduced error in sequence data generated from the nucleic acid element and correction of the introduced error,... Agent: Ivor R. Elrifi Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090105962 - Methods and systems for identifying molecular pathway elements: The present invention provides methods and systems useful in determining molecular pathways and elements of molecular pathways. In particular, the present invention provides for the discovery of new molecular pathway elements using Bayesian networks and gene expression information.... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20090105961 - Methods of nucleic acid identification in large-scale sequencing: The present invention provides methods for determining a base probability in a target nucleic acid within an experimental data set. The methods of the invention provide specific methods of improving accuracy of base calling for experimental sequencing data compared to conventional methods. The experimental base values used in the methods... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20090105963 - Methods for flow cytometry analyses of un-lysed cells from biological fluids: A method for analyzing a pathological deviation of at least one white blood cell population from a normal level in an un-lysed blood sample, comprising the steps of counting, with a flow cytometer, a number, n1, of white blood cells expressing a first marker; a number, n2, of white blood... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090105964 - Data processor for mass spectrometer: When the target substance's composition formula is deduced by using a mass spectrometer capable of an MSn analysis, if the target substance's composition formula is deduced based on the MSn spectrum by the MS analysis and the candidates are found, a composition formula candidate list including all the composition formula... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090105966 - Estimating detailed compositional information from limited analytical data: A method for determining the composition of a material including the steps of fitting multivariate analytical data of the material to a combination of multivariate analytical data in a database to determine coefficients of the combination so as to determine a reference model of composition based on the coefficients and... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20090105965 - Method for determining the ignitability of fuel with an unknown fuel quality: The invention relates to a method for determining the ignitability of fuel, particularly of diesel, biodiesel, gas-to-liquid (GTL) or biomass-to-liquid (BTL) fuel, with an unknown fuel quality for an internal combustion engine. Provision is made for the density (ρ) of the fuel to be ascertained and for the ignitability to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090105967 - Defect inspection apparatus and defect inspection method: An object of the present invention is to quantitatively evaluate a distribution of defects which are generated within an inspection material. In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a defect inspection apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic wave probe; an ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving device that irradiates ultrasonic... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090105968 - System for preventing tampering with a signal conditioner remote from a host system: A system for detecting tampering in a signal conditioner of electronics that determines a parameter from signals received from one or more sensors is provided. The system includes a host system that receives the parameter signals from the signal conditioner indicating properties of a material and supplies power to the... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20090105969 - Method and device for the assessment of fluid collection networks: The improved monitoring device includes a data acquisition device with an accelerometer inside a bendable tube. One end of the tube is connected to a pole that may be secured to the top of a sewer manhole, while the other end is submerged in a fluid flow. The tilt, oscillations,... Agent: Dowell Baker, P.C.

20090105970 - Semiconductor tester: In a calculator 520, a test bench 521 for event-driven asynchronous simulation described in an HDL is stored. An input-related description portion in the test bench 521 is input to an LSI tester 510 and converted into a signal input to a DUT 500, and then the signal input is... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090105971 - System and method for time domain reflectometry testing: A TDR testing method comprises storing test data resulted from a TDR test applied on an electronic component, displaying the test data, identifying a distinctive portion of the test data corresponding to a defective location in the electronic component, modifying the distinctive portion of the test data, and computing the... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090105972 - Method for the determination of work performance: The invention relates to a method for the determination of the electrical work in systems in which the voltage is switched. At preset times for this purpose current values are measured and interpolated between the measurement. With the help of the switched voltage a classification of each interpolated current path... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20090105973 - Noncontact measurement method of currents on superconductive wires connected in parallel: A noncontact method for measuring currents flowing through superconductive wires connected in parallel is provided. The method includes arranging hall sensors for measuring voltage levels based on magnetic fields generated around the superconductive wires, setting a matrix relation between the measured voltage values, values of currents flowing through the superconductive... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090105974 - Light emitting component control apparatus and method thereof: A light emitting component control device includes a voltage detecting unit, a storage device and a microprocessor. The voltage detecting unit is used for detecting a voltage of at least one light emitting component. The storage device is used for storing a look-up table that comprises a corresponding relation between... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090105975 - Method and circuit arrangement for measuring a capacitance: A method of measuring a capacitance, wherein a voltage across the capacitance is supplied to an input of an evaluation circuit that is designed so that it can detect input voltages with a predetermined degree of precision so long as these voltages are in a measurement interval, includes charging the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090105976 - Automatic jitter measurement method: An automatic jitter measurement method for an oscilloscope is provided. The method includes: establishing a database in a data processing unit, in which the step of establishing the database includes establishing at least a horizontal delay parameter and a horizontal scale parameter; enabling the oscilloscope for fetching a test signal,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090105978 - Emulation and debug interfaces for testing an integrated circuit with an asynchronous microcontroller: A method of testing a data transmission and reception system comprises sending a test signal from a transmitter (14) of the system to a receiver (12) of the system, and analyzing the received signal. A duty cycle relationship is varied between the test signal and the timing signal used by... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20090105977 - Test apparatus, skew measuring apparatus, device and board: There is provided a test apparatus for testing a device under test, which includes a plurality of drivers which output signals to the device under test, an output control section which controls the plurality of drivers to output a plurality of signals respectively, a calculating section which calculates skews of... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090105979 - Fixed reference frame phase-locked loop (frf-pll) for unbalanced line voltage conditions: The present invention is an algorithm to implement a phase-locked loop (PLL) which is able to provide an estimation of the angular frequency, and both the positive and negative sequences of the fundamental component of a three-phase signal. These sequences are provided in fixed reference frame coordinates, and thus the... Agent: Defillo & Associates, Inc.

20090105980 - Plasma processing apparatus and method for detecting status of said apparatus: The invention provides a method for detecting and managing the status of a plasma processing apparatus with high sensitivity so as to enable long-term stable processing. In a plasma processing apparatus comprising a vacuum processing chamber 10, a plasma generating high frequency power supply 16, and a measurement device unit... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090105981 - Method of calculating key performance indicators in a manufacturing execution system: Key performance indicators, herein after referred as KPIs, are calculated within a manufacturing execution system. The calculation is performed by defining a custom KPI set at engineering time. In the case that the custom KPI definition is valid, a function code for calculating each custom KPI belonging to the custom... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090105982 - Diagnosability system: flood control: Techniques for controlling collection of diagnostic data in a monitored system. A set of flood control rules are configured for the monitored system for controlling the gathering of diagnostic data in the monitored system. The set of flood control rules may include one or more default flood control rules. The... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090105983 - Test definer, a method of automatically determining and representing functional tests for a pcb having analog components and a test system: A test definer, a method for automatically determining functional tests for a printed circuit board (PCB) having analog components and a test system. In one embodiment, the test definer includes: (1) a circuit builder configured to generate a representative circuit of the PCB based on schematic information thereof, (2) a... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090105984 - Methods and apparatus for dynamic data transformation for visualization: Data transformation techniques are disclosed for use in such data visualization systems. For example, a method for dynamically deriving data transformations for optimized visualization based on data characteristics and given visualization type comprises the steps of obtaining raw data to be visualized and a visualization type to be used, and... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090105985 - Programmable measurement system with modular measurement modules that convey interface information: System and method for measurement, DAQ, and control operations which uses small form-factor measurement modules or cartridges with a re-configurable carrier unit, sensors, and a computer system to provide modular, efficient, cost-effective measurement solutions. The measurement module includes measurement circuitry, e.g., signal conditioner and/or signal conversion circuitry, and interface circuitry... Agent: Jeffrey C. Hood Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel PC

20090105986 - Apparatus and method for mapping an area of interest: An apparatus and method are provided for mapping an area of interest using polar coordinates or Cartesian coordinates. The apparatus includes a range finder, an azimuth angle measuring device to provide a heading and an inclinometer to provide an angle of inclination of the range finder as it relates to... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090105987 - Situation-aware recommendation using limited cluster sizes: In one embodiment, data relating to usage patterns of the user is stored, wherein the data includes information as to items which were used and the context in which they were used. The data is then clustered into clusters of data points, wherein the number of data points per cluster... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090105988 - Method of producing thermoelectric material: A process for determining an optimum range of compositions for a nanocomposite thermoelectric material system, within which the material may exhibit generally high figure of merit values, is provided. The process is performed for a nanocomposite thermoelectric material system having a first component and a second component made from nanoparticles.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090105990 - Method for analyzing defect data and inspection apparatus and review system: The distribution states of defects are analyzed on the basis of the coordinates of defects detected by an inspection apparatus to classify them into a distribution feature category, or any one of repetitive defect, congestion defect, linear distribution defect, ring/lump distribution defect and random defect. In the manufacturing process for... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090105989 - Non-intrusive gathering of diagnostic data using asynchronous mechanisms: Techniques for non-intrusive performance of diagnostic actions including actions that result in gathering of diagnostic data in response to a condition detected in a monitored system. In one embodiment, the diagnostic actions are performed asynchronously by processes or threads that are different from the failing process or thread that receives... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090105991 - Rule-based engine for gathering diagnostic data: An infrastructure is provided for gathering diagnostic data that is relevant to an error or other conditions detected in a monitored system. A diagnosability framework is provided that automates the gathering of relevant diagnostic data upon occurrence of the condition in the monitored system. In one embodiment, context data is... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090105992 - Histogram generation with configurable memory: The configuration and utilization of multiple memories is disclosed to efficiently gather histogram data for either multiple devices or single devices. Each memory can be configured depending on the number of ADCs to be tested. Rather than utilizing a separate histogram engine for each ADC, or duplicate memories to test... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20090105993 - Histogram generation with multiple increment read-modify-write cycles: Performing multiple increments to the count of a particular code in a single RMW cycle is disclosed when gathering histogram data. To accomplish this, a duplicate sample removal circuit receives a current code and one or more future codes from a device in a pipelined fashion, determines if any of... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20090099776 - System and method for sugarcane yield estimation: A combination of yield prediction models is usable to predict the yield of a crop, such as sugarcane, from land. The model combination includes at least first and/or second models. The first model may be a structured or unstructured model that models season dependent effects on yield. If structured, the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090099777 - Methods and apparatus for emergency rig monitoring: Methods and apparatus for emergency rig monitoring are disclosed herein. The invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for monitoring an offshore rig. The rig monitoring systems and methods of use can relay information regarding the rig such as location, attitude (e.g. tilt, oscillation), and local water and weather conditions.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090099778 - Seismic data processing workflow decision tree: Implementations of various technologies for a method for modifying a seismic data processing workflow. In one implementation, the method may include displaying the seismic data processing workflow in a hierarchical structure. The hierarchical structure may have one or more branches and one or more nodes. Each branch may represent a... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20090099779 - Autonomic seismic data processing: Implementations of various technologies for a method for processing seismic data. In one implementation, the method may include receiving a record of seismic data. The record of seismic data may have a plurality of attributes. A first seismic data process may be performed on the record of seismic data. The... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20090099787 - Abnormal output detection system for a biosensor: A biosensor has an abnormal output detection system that determines whether an output signal from the redox reaction of an analyte has a normal or abnormal shape or configuration. The abnormal output detection system improves the accuracy and precision of the biosensor in determining whether an output signal has a... Agent: Blanchard & Associates

20090099782 - Automatic analyzing method and apparatus for microfluidic system: Provided are an automatic analyzing method and apparatus for a microfludic system. The apparatus includes means for recognizing a disc or chip in the microfludic system, performs an operation and detection by automatically loading a DB according to a recognized type, and perform quantitation of a test.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090099786 - Biopolymer sequencing by hybridization of probes to form ternary complexes and variable range alignment: Methods for sequencing a biopolymer by forming local ternary complexes along the length of the double-stranded biopolymer target molecule using one or more probes and obtaining information about the location of the probe(s) using a detector. These methods offer particular advantage when implemented with nanopore (including micropore) detection systems.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090099780 - Healthcare device and comprehensive measurement method using the same: A healthcare device and a method using the same are disclosed. The healthcare device includes a biological data measuring module, a conversion module for amplifying data measured by the biological data measuring module by using a non linear function, a biological data input module for inputting a conversion data converted... Agent: Healthy Biotech Corp. Ltd.

20090099785 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium: An information processing apparatus includes a management section configured to manage biological rhythm information about a user, and a display control section configured to display the biological rhythm information so as to be associated with an object corresponding to the user.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090099781 - Method and system for estimating a blood suger condition: A blood sugar condition is estimated by (1) measuring a urine sugar value A, (2) discriminating whether or not the measured urine sugar value is less than a discriminating method classification boundary value, (3) when it is less, obtaining an averaged value X of measured urine sugar values during a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090099788 - Protein structure analysis: Techniques for analyzing one or more protein structures. In one aspect of the invention, the technique comprises the following steps. A normalized second-order hydrophobic moment is determined for a protein structure. The normalized second-order hydrophobic moment is then used for analysis of the protein structure. A scoring function in accordance... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090099784 - Software assisted methods for probing the biochemical basis of biological states: The present invention relates to computational methods, systems and apparatus useful in the identification of similarities and/or differences between a plurality of biological states, such as altered biological states in an animal (e.g., a mammal or human). Particularly, the invention relates to comparing two or more causal system models (“CSMs”)... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090099783 - Stage specific prognostic in vivo markers of brain aging and dementia: A method for the identification of treatments and preventative agents for brain aging, subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other degenerative dementias, the method including (a) the identification of the diagnosis and stage of the subject, (b) the identification of the duration of the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090099789 - Methods and systems for genomic analysis using ancestral data: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for assessing an individual's genotype correlations to a phenotype by analyzing the individual's genomic profile and using ancestral data to determine the correlations between genotypes and phenotypes.... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20090099790 - Method and apparatus for creating at least one parameter for algorithmically evaluating damage in a structure: A method for creating at least one input parameter for an algorithmic system to evaluate damage in a structure may include: (a) Determining a plurality of damage index factors using first signal information relating to a first signal transmitted through the structure before the damage is imposed, and second signal... Agent: Law Office Of Donald D. Mondul

20090099791 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a thermal management system of an electro-mechanical transmission: Temperature of an electric power device of a hybrid transmission is managed based upon device temperatures and power flow, ambient temperature, and a cooling circuit flow rate.... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090099793 - Method for evaluation of absorption behavior of absorbent articles: A method for designing an absorbent article and evaluating its absorption behaviour is disclosed. A system using the method, is also disclosed. The method may be used for analyzing movement of a fluid in an absorbent article that comprises fluid-swellable composite material, to determine the performance of at least one... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090099792 - System and method for increasing the power efficiency of cooling fans: Systems and methods for increasing the power efficiency of cooling fans are disclosed. A method for providing power-efficient operation of a plurality of cooling fans may include testing a plurality of cooling fans over an operating range of delivered airflow to determine, in each of one or more regions of... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20090099794 - Flow meter: A simple, passive and rugged device for measuring the flow rate of liquid. A variable area obstruction valve, a differential pressure sensor and a densitometer are combined in a single housing to provide for a highly accurate and precise measure of mass flow.... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20090099795 - Leak detection method and associated valve and fuel system: s

20090099796 - Aeroelastic model using the principal shapes of modes (amps): The Aeroelastic Model using the Principal Shapes of modes (AMPS) is a method used to predict flutter in gas turbine engines. Modern gas turbine engines often include rotors with flexible disks and/or significant blade geometry variations. The AMPS method accounts for the varying blade mode shapes associated with flexible disks... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090099797 - Method to produce an optical module for analog data transmission: A method to produce an optical module, in particular, a module to transmit an analog data to enhance a yield thereof is disclosed. The method comprises (a) taking an I-L characteristic and its slope efficiency, (b) taking a gradient of a linear approximation between the slope efficiency and a current... Agent: Michael A. Makuch, Esq. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

20090099798 - Real-time power system oscillation detection using modal analysis: A power system oscillation detection device is provided for use in an electric power system. A plurality of sample signals are acquired from the electrical power system via a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in communication with the power system. The power system oscillation detection device includes a real-time... Agent: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Richard Edge

20090099800 - Apparatus and method for controlling charging and discharging power storage device: At time t1 an ignition-off command (IGOFF(1)) is received. In response, a CPU refers to an estimated battery temperature map to obtain an estimated battery temperature (#Tb(1)) corresponding to an outside air temperature (Tout) obtained at time t1. At time t2, an ignition-on command (IGON(1)) is received. In response, the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090099799 - Systems, methods and circuits for determining micro-short: Various systems and methods for determining micro-shorts are disclosed. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide battery systems including a determination of potential micro-shorts based on rate of change of state of charge. Such battery systems include: a battery, a processor, and a computer readable medium. The computer... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090099802 - Systems, methods and circuits for determining potential battery failure based on a rate of change of internal impedance: Various systems and methods for determining potential battery failure are disclosed. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide battery systems that include a battery, an embedded processor and a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the embedded processor to measure at least one... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090099803 - Method of determining measurement probe orientation: A dimensional measurement probe (10) is mounted in a machine tool (48), which reorientates the probe about at least one axis A. Strain gauges (34) sense when a stylus (20) of the probe contacts a workpiece (50), to produce a trigger signal. False trigger signals may be produced when the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090099804 - outside ambient temperature initialization technique: A method of determining air temperature outside a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having an engine and an outside air temperature (OAT) sensor disposed outside the passenger compartment. The OAT sensor is located in a region which is exposed to heat after the engine is turned... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090099801 - System and method for on-line monitoring and billing of power consumption: The present invention comprises systems and methods related to monitoring of energy usage on a power line. In a preferred embodiment, this system comprises (a) an electronic microprocessor-controlled digital electricity metering device coupled to the power line and comprising a non-volatile non-battery-powered data-storage device, wherein the metering device is capable... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090099805 - Measurement system: A semiconductor wafer inspection device is provided which identifies an operator when an operation is performed and checks if the requested operation is permitted. In the device that has already performed an operator authentication, the operator identification is further carried out when a particular operation is requested. If the operation... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090099806 - Thermal interrupt generation: A computer implemented method, data processing system, and processor are provided for thermal interrupt generation. An interrupt temperature is set to a first temperature and an interrupt direction is to a greater than or equal to determination. A determination is made as to whether a sensed temperature from a digital... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090099807 - Extended thermal management: A method for managing thermal condition of a thermal zone that includes multiple thermally controllable components include determining thermal relationship between the components and reducing temperature of a first component by reducing thermal dissipation of a second component.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Cpa Global

20090099808 - Method for monitoring fouling in a cooling tower: Fouling in the fill portion of a cooling tower is monitored by transmitting radiation through a cooling tower, detecting the amount of radiation that has penetrated the cooling tower, and calculating the density of the fill portion of the cooling tower based on the detected radiation. A higher than expected... Agent: John M. Lenczyk

20090099809 - Method and apparatus for judging position shift: Time-course data that has been obtained by measuring, in time series, a change in the density of a sample material by a color reaction thereof is input. A regression curve generation unit generates a regression curve that approximates the time-course data. A standard deviation obtainment unit obtains the value of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090099810 - Method for fault detection in an actuator: A method for detecting fault in an actuator. By transmitting a control value, which is generated by a control unit, to an input of the actuator a signal for the measured actuator position is produced at the output of the actuator. The signal for the measured actuator position is sent... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090099811 - Device and method for estimating a side-slip angle of an aircraft: m

20090099812 - Method and apparatus for position-context based actions: A method and apparatus for utilizing acceleration data to identify an orientation of a mobile device. The orientation of the mobile device used to perform position-context dependent actions.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090099813 - Time delay estimation: A time differential is estimated between a plurality of signals by determining a filter response of a first electrical signal with a first filter array, determining a filter response of a second electrical signal with a second filter array, and determining, based at least on the filter response of the... Agent: Wolff & Samson PC Attn: Jeffrey M. Weinick

20090099814 - System for monitoring the efficiency of an hvac system: The present invention is directed to a system for recording the run time or off time of a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. A sensor would sense when the HVAC system is operating or is not operating. This information is transmitted to a receiver for displaying the run... Agent: Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.

20090099815 - Method and system for analyzing interlinked production processes for manufacturing a product: A method and system for analyzing interlinked production processes for manufacturing a product are provided. Static and dynamic input data for at least one product parameter or process parameter are acquired. At least one degree of freedom of the at least one product parameter or process parameter is determined. At... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090099816 - Failure diagnosis apparatus for homogeneous charge compression ignition engine: A failure diagnosis apparatus for a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine having combustion modes switchable between HCCI combustion, performed together with internal EGR, and SI combustion. The engine includes an intake variable valve mechanism and an exhaust variable valve mechanism. The apparatus includes an airflow meter detecting an intake amount... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn:IPDocketing

20090099817 - Sensor subset selection for reduced bandwidth and computation requirements: A system for identifying a subset of sensors to sample to reduce the frequency of sensor access. The system determines rise times and records values for the sensors in the system. A time criticality of the sensors is determined based on the rise times. The system processes the sensors by... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090099818 - System and method for generating a transporting instruction using an environmental sensor: A system including an environmental sensor that can travel with a product within a carrier's logistics network. The environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data. The system includes a scanner configured to read product environment data from the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090099819 - Diagnostic method for root-cause analysis of fet performance variation: A diagnostic method of and computer system for root-cause analysis of performance variations of FETs in integrated circuits and a method and computer system for monitoring a field effect transistor manufacturing process. The diagnostic method includes measuring source currents in the linear and saturated regions of two FETs, calculating ratios... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090099820 - Event-detection in multi-channel sensor-signal streams: Multiple parallel signal streams are produced by the sensors (20, 30, 40, 50) associated with a device (10). Events corresponding to real-world activities, contexts, environments, internal-states, uses, interactions and the like involving the device (10) can be detected in the multi-channel sensor-signal stream by evaluating how the pattern of coordination... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090093961 - Analysis of time-series data using singularities: A method for acquiring and analyzing time-series data using singularities is described. This method allows for the analysis of data over a wide spectrum of frequencies. Once the data is acquired in an oil field, singularities of the data are extracted; and the extracted singularities are utilized to interpret the... Agent: Schlumberger K.k.

20090093962 - System and methods for t1-based logging: System and methods for using nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) T1 measurements for wireline, LWD and MWD applications and down-hole NMR fluid analyzers. The T1 measurements are characterized by insensitivity to motion, as the detrimental effects arising from tool motion or fluid flow are effectively reduced or eliminated. T1 measurements alone... Agent: Jones Day

20090093965 - Determining fault transmissivity in a subterranean reservoir: To determine fault transmissivity in a subterranean reservoir, fault structures in the subterranean reservoir are identified, and elastic impedance data is computed from well log data and seismic data. Normalization parameters that have a predetermined orientation with respect to the identified fault structures are computed, and elastic impedance flux values... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20090093963 - Method for quantitative evaluation of fluid pressures and detection of overpressures in an underground medium: Method for evaluating fluid pressures in an underground zone by means of seismic and well data. The zone studied is divided into several time analysis intervals. For each of these intervals, a pre-stack stratigraphic inversion of the seismic data is then carried out using geological a priori information, and a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090093964 - Multi-dimensional parameter identification method and device: application to the location and reconstruction of deep electrical activities by means of surface observations: A method is provided for identifying multidimensional parameters of a plurality of P>1 sources of interest present in a predetermined multidimensional conductive environment by a plurality of observations (60) in a finite number of N≧1. The method includes using i) a factorisation of a problem matrix formulation, ii) the creation... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090093968 - Analysis device and analysis method: There is provided an analysis device comprising a signal measurement unit for measuring a signal based on a reaction of the target substance in the liquid sample, a parameter collection unit for collecting a parameter that indicates a degree of influence on a measurement error from the liquid sample developed... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090093969 - Computer-aided discovery of biomarker profiles in complex biological systems: The invention relates to computational methods, systems and apparatus useful in the analysis of sets of biomolecules in an accessible body fluid or tissue sample from a patient, which biomolecules collectively or individually are candidates to serve as biomarkers, i.e., biomolecules which together or individually upon detection or change are... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090093967 - Genome analysis system ii: The present invention provides that the analysis can be estimated the characteristics of the originated populations which belong to the samples and the characteristics of the samples from sample data. By loading the sample data, by interfering with the second state variable showing the characteristics in the environment system to... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090093966 - Hybridization data processing method using probe array: A data processing method of reducing signals to numerical values and processing the numerical values are provided. The signals are obtained by using a probe array where probes of a plurality of kinds are immobilized on a solid phase as so many spots such that a plurality of spots of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090093970 - Automated sampling and analysis using a personal sampler device: The present invention is a system and a method for blood or urine sampling and sample-analysis, through a sampler that is a self blood-testing device or a urine-testing device. The system comprises a sampler, a transmission unit and an analysis unit. A patient may place a sampled blood drops on... Agent: The Law Office Of Michael E. Kondoudis, PC

20090093971 - System and method for analyzing metabolomic data: The present invention generates a visual display of metabolomic data compiled by a database and associated processor. More particularly, the present invention provides a database for automatically receiving a three-dimensional spectrometry data set for a group of samples. The present invention also provides a processor device for manipulating the data... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090093972 - Meter having multi-level user interface: A meter adapted to determine and store an analyte concentration reading, in particular a glucose concentration reading, and including an interface having a plurality of predefined levels of user features. The predefined levels may be selected by a user based on the user's preferences, needs and abilities.... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090093973 - Electronic state calculation method, electronic state calculation device, computer program, and recording medium: By receiving input of a crystal structure and atom numbers, and specifying an atom group that can generate fluctuations from an electronic state calculation of a normal Kohn-Sham theory, an electronic state calculation device calculates a reference system. Next, based on an extended Kohn-Sham theory, the electronic state calculation device... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090093974 - Machine-independent roller counting system: Roller cutting die comprises a body with substantially cylindrical outer surface defining a cutting pattern extending outwardly from the surface and a recess. Secured within the recess is a data recorder sensor module adapted to count rotations past the anvil roller. The sensor module includes an electromagnetic proximity sensor for... Agent: Ip Focus Law Group, Ltd

20090093975 - Rotating bearing analysis and monitoring system: A method of analyzing vibrations of a rolling element bearing installed in a rotating machine includes accessing vibration data corresponding to the bearing to be analyzed, determining a degraded condition factor BD for the bearing, selecting an expected designer-determined mean-time-to-failure MTTF of the bearing operating under a design load in... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20090093976 - Method for characterizing the endurance limit of a part from its surface profile: The invention concerns a method for characterizing the endurance limit of a part from the state of its surface including the following steps: reading geometrical data describing the surface profile of the zone the endurance limit of which is to be determined, applying said data to a computing model so... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090093977 - Method and device for acoustic measurement of the specific density of a gaseous or liquid medium: There is described a method and device for measurement of the specific density of a gaseous or liquid medium, whereby a pulsed acoustic signal is injected into the measured medium by means of a transmitting transducer, the signal is detected by a receiver transducer, after passing over a measured path,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090093978 - System and method for the acoustic monitoring of tapblocks and similar elements: The described embodiments relate to systems and methods for acoustic monitoring of metallurgical furnace cooling elements. Some metallurgical furnaces have a tapblock that is blocked during operation of the furnace. The tapblock may be opened by lancing, drilling, tapping or by other means to release metal from the furnace. By... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090093979 - Scaling factor for an output of an electrochemical cell: A scaling factor for scaling an output of a first electrochemical cell, is determined in order to compensate for the effect on the output caused by an variation in value of a property of a working electrode of the first cell from a reference value of that property. A measured... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20090093980 - Real time sd-oct with distributed acquisition and processing: The present invention relates to distributed computing system to acquire, process, and display OCT images at real-time frame rates.... Agent: Rosenbaum & Associates, P.C.

20090093981 - Integrated tilt compensated compass in a single package: A magnetic compass includes a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, respective signal conditioning circuits in electronic communication with the sensors and a microprocessor. These components are arranged and structurally coupled to a single electronic package that supports the sensors, the signal conditioning circuits, and the microprocessor to provide a miniaturized... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090093982 - External optical modulator with domain inversion for providing constant chirp versus frequency: The invention relates to an external optical modulator comprising a Mach-Zehnder having a signal electrode including at least four sections of unequal length to one another positioned over an alternating domain structure in an electrooptic substrate, and including a center section, or center pair of sections disposed asymmetrically between pairs... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090093983 - Method and system for measuring the fill level of a material: It is described a method to measure a fill level of a material by transmitting an ultrasonic or microwave signal towards a surface of the material using a level gauge arranged above the material surface, receiving in said level gauge an ultrasonic or microwave signal portion reflected from said material... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090093984 - Method and apparatus for calibrating gyro-sensor: A method and apparatus for calibrating a gyro-sensor, by which a gyro-sensor can be calibrated using data which is obtained by measuring an angular velocity and a gyro output value of a moving body equipped with the gyro-sensor. The method includes measuring an angular velocity of a moving body and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090093985 - Sensor calibration: A method of calibrating a sensor system comprising a disposable sensor and a computer device, both the sensor and the computer device having circuitry for facilitating the transmission of data between them via a wireless communication link. The method comprises storing a final value of a monitored parameter obtained using... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090093986 - Method and apparatus for elimination of spurious response due to mixer feed-through: A method for correcting feed through signals for use with an oscilloscope employing Digital Bandwidth Interleaving is provided. The method comprises the steps of converting an original signal to a frequency other than an original frequency of the original signal, determining one or more feed through signals not converted with... Agent: Lecroy Corporation

20090093987 - Method for accurate measuring stray capacitance of automatic test equipment and system thereof: A method for measuring accurate stray capacitance of automatic test equipment (ATE) and system thereof are disclosed. The method has several steps, comprising: First of all, an internal circuit is charged and discharged several times by a driver unit; Next, the internal circuit is self-discharged, and values of voltage from... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20090093988 - Virtual crimp validation system: A system for validating a proposed crimp includes a pre-crimp modeler configured to establish a geometry for the proposed crimp, a plurality of virtual testing modules configured to determine at least one characteristic of the proposed crimp, and a virtual validation module configured to compare results from each of the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090093989 - Method for determining the exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine: A method for determining an exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine, which is performed by measuring a lambda value of the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine and calculating a calculated exhaust gas temperature as a function of the measured lambda value, and comparing the calculated exhaust... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090093990 - Mobile body mapping and mattress testing: An exemplary mobile mattress sensor system is described, the system includes a pressure sensing pad and a computer device having an associated display operable to receive signals from the pressure sensing pad and cause the display a body map associated with the received signals. The mobile mapping system further includes... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090093992 - Pedometer: The invention relates to a method for measuring the number of steps of an animal moving on four legs, according to which an acceleration sensor (38, 29) detects acceleration in a plane in which the animal is moving, and wherein the acceleration is caused by the locomotion of the animals'... Agent: Ip Strategies

20090093991 - System and method for detection of spun vehicle: A system, method and computer program product is provided for detecting if a vehicle has spun. A normal force and a lateral force of each of a front and rear axle of a vehicle is estimated. A coefficient of friction representative of a surface is estimated. Lateral momenta of the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090093993 - System and method for detection of stopped vehicle: A system, method and computer program product is provided for detecting if a vehicle is stopped. A wheel speed, transmission output speed, and a vehicle state, representative of a plurality of vehicle dynamic parameters, is determined. The vehicle is determined to be stopped if, after a predetermined period of time,... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090093994 - Rotation invariant 2d sketch descriptor: A system, method, and computer program for determining a descriptor, comprising calculating a maximum distance for a plurality of points in a sector between each of said plurality of points and an origin; calculating a minimal distance from one of said plurality of points and a target line, wherein said... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090093995 - Method for evaluating a diagnostic test: One aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method for standardizing and evaluating a diagnostic test. The method includes generating at least one of a standard, control, or sample required for a validation. Then, the at least one of a standard, control, or sample is compared to at... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090093996 - Performance analysis system and method: A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

20090093997 - Performance analysis system and method: A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

20090093998 - Performance analysis system and method: A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

20090093999 - Method and system for quantifying damage in a structure: A method for quantifying damage in a test structure having a plurality of transducer units coupled to at least one portion of the test structure includes: (a) training an evaluating algorithmic system coupled with the transducer units to establish a trained algorithmic system able to recognize a plurality of characteristics... Agent: Law Office Of Donald D. Mondul

20090094000 - System and method for profiling resource constraints of web servers: Disclosed is a method and system for determining one or more performance characteristics of a target server. A command is transmitted from a coordinator to a plurality of clients. The command instructs the plurality of clients to each transmit a request targeting a sub-system of said target server. A response... Agent: At&t Corp.

20090094001 - Transforming metrology data from a semiconductor treatment system using multivariate analysis: Metrology data from a semiconductor treatment system is transformed using multivariate analysis. In particular, a set of metrology data measured or simulated for one or more substrates treated using the treatment system is obtained. One or more essential variables for the obtained set of metrology data is determined using multivariate... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090088984 - Copper contamination detection method and system for monitoring copper contamination: A computer system. The computer system including a processor and memory unit coupled to the processor, the memory unit containing instructions that when executed by the processor implement a method for monitoring a solution in a tank used to fabricate integrated circuits, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090088985 - Method and apparatus for measuring the conductivity of the water fraction of a wet gas: A method for determining the water conductivity of a multi-component mixture of gas and at least one liquid containing water in a pipe, the method comprising the following steps: a. electromagnetic measurements at least two measurement frequencies are performed in a pipe near the pipe wall at a first cross-sectional... Agent: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC

20090088986 - System and method for detecting furniture cruising frequency to monitor gait decline: A system and method for detecting furniture cruising frequency to monitor gait decline. Embodiments of the invention monitor the frequency of furniture cruising in one's home in such a way that it does not require daily user intervention to operate. Here, shock sensors are attached or integrated into furniture in... Agent: Molly A. Mccall Intel Corporation

20090088987 - Level measurement system: s

20090088988 - Arcing event detection: Methods for detecting electrical arcing on an electrical power system are provided, as well as systems and computer program products for carrying out the method. The method includes the steps of: a) obtaining data indicative of the temporal behavior of a signal which is indicative of a first periodic property... Agent: Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC

20090088989 - Symmetrical component amplitude and phase comparators for line protection using time stamped data: A set of current measurements may be transmitted from a remote Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) to a local IED. The current measurements may comprise a timestamp and/or be associated with timestamp information to allow the local IED to time align the local current measurement with the remote current measurement. The... Agent: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Richard Edge

20090088990 - Synchronized phasor processor for a power system: A device is provided for monitoring and controlling various power system device and elements. The device generally includes a communications channel for receiving phasor data associated with a location on the power system. The device further includes a logic engine which performs scalar, vector and/or other complex calculation based on... Agent: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Richard Edge

20090088991 - System and method for monitoring and managing energy performance: Generation of renewable energy for, exportation of the renewable energy from, importation of utility generated energy to, and consumption of energy at, a facility are monitored in substantially real time to provide for substantially real time management and reporting of energy performance of the facility. Monitoring of environmental conditions and... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090088994 - Battery state determining apparatus: The present invention provides a battery state determining apparatus which can determine a battery state of a lead battery from an engine starting voltage accurately considering influence of a temperature of a vehicle. An engine starting voltage Vst1 obtained by correcting an engine starting voltage Vst of a lead battery... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090088999 - Optical aberration correction for machine vision inspection systems: A system and method for correcting surface height measurements for optical aberration is provided. Heights determined by an autofocus tool, which may depend on surface feature angles in a focus region of interest (ROI) and on the ROI location in the field of view, are corrected based on a novel... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090089000 - Random edge calibration of oversampling digital acquisition system: A calibration method for an oversampling acquisition system uses a digital calibration signal that has a period between edges that is unrelated to the period of a sample clock. The calibration signal in input in parallel to a plurality of samplers, each of which is clocked at a different time... Agent: Thomas F. Lenihan Tektronix, Inc.

20090089001 - Self-calibrated azimuth and attitude accuracy enhancing method and system (saaaems): A method and system for Self-calibrated Azimuth and Attitude Accuracy Enhancing are disclosed, wherein SAAAEMS approach is based on fully auto-calibration self-contained INS principles, not depending on magnetometers for azimuth/heading determination, and thus the system outputs and performance are not affected by the environmental magnetic fields. In order to reduce... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090089002 - Method for the calibration of a yaw rate measurement: The invention relates to a method for the calibration of yaw rate measurement in a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle features at least one device for determining the yaw rate, a camera system which is in the forward-position, and, if applicable, a steering angle sensor. At least one initial... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20090089009 - Simplified algorithm for abnormal situation prevention in load following applications: Systems and methods are provided for detecting abnormal conditions and preventing abnormal situations from occurring in controlled processes. Statistical signatures of a monitored variable are modeled as a function of the statistical signatures of a load variable. The statistical signatures of the monitored variable may be modeled according to an... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20090089010 - System and method for determining an abused sensor during analyte measurement: A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC response is determined using the AC response; and a concentration of the analyte is determined based upon... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090089011 - Exhaust gas sensor abnormality diagnostic device: An exhaust gas sensor abnormality diagnostic device includes an exhaust gas sensor, and a judgment means that judges whether execution conditions are established for making an abnormality diagnosis of element breakage in the exhaust gas sensor. The device also includes an abnormality diagnosis means that makes the abnormality diagnosis in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090089012 - Ftir and edx spectrum library of contaminants found on a hdd and their potential sources: A data collection for utilization in failure analysis. The data collection includes a material data set including information associated with materials used in a component subject to a failure analysis process. The data collection also includes a source data set including information associated with the sources of the materials. The... Agent: Hitachi C/o Wagner Blecher LLP